The document discusses the increasing use of synthetic paraffinic jet fuel by the military. It notes several recent test flights by military aircraft using synthetic fuel. The military aims to purchase 50% of its fuel domestically by 2016 from alternative sources like synthetic fuel to increase energy independence. Synthetic jet fuel is made through two processes - Fischer-Tropsch and hydroprocessing of fats and oils - and has the same components as petroleum jet fuel but without some of the problem components. The first domestic synthetic fuels plant is starting up in 2010 in Louisiana.