Map Shows US Military Bases Preparing for Major Power Outages
Summary
The Pentagon’s FORTRESS initiative aims to help military installations keep operating during disruptions to energy and supply networks. Separately, the Army’s Janus program plans to place nuclear microreactors at five bases, with the first expected to operate by September 2028.Key Facts
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced FORTRESS in a September 30 memo.
- FORTRESS includes five areas: energy independence, supply-chain and defense industrial base resilience, a strategic defense reserve, installation hardening and cyber resilience, and resilience in space and spectrum.
- The Army selected Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, and Fort Drum in New York for the first Janus microreactors.
- The Army announced the Janus sites and vendors in August.
- The microreactors are intended to provide power during grid outages and other emergencies.
- The Army aims to have the first Janus microreactor operational by September 2028.
- The article says officials have not described FORTRESS or Janus as responses to a specific imminent threat.
- The article says FORTRESS aims to help bases operate for up to 90 days during disruptions, and that the initiative could take years to enact.
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