The military's quest for alternative fuels started before the climb to record-high oil prices in 2008, though the huge additional costs put the issue in sharp relief for armed services around the world. The real question going forward, says defense-industry experts Jane's, is whether the military can truly move "beyond gasoline," and what that shift might mean for the rest of the national economy. Jane's charted the global defense industry's efforts to find alternative fuels in its latest installment of Industry Quarterly. Flex fuel, flex force (AP)The bottom line is that for all the economic and operational advantages...