The post describes a new U.S. basing resilience concept: major installations sustaining essential operations for ~90 days without external support, enabled by microreactors, microgrids that can island from the civilian grid, and large-scale battery storage. While not a frontline battlefield tactic, it is a notable operational/logistics innovation aimed at maintaining power, comms, water, and fuel under cyber/sabotage/drone-swarm disruption scenarios.
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logisticsside: natofirst seen 2026-09-01
Pentagon 'Fortress America' plan for 90-day self-sustaining bases
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- The War Zone · https://www.twz.com/nuclear/90-days-no-help-fortress-americas-goal-to-make-bases-resilient-bastions-in-a-crisis90 Days No Help: Fortress America’s Goal To Make Bases Resilient Bastions In A Crisis