The United States military is preparing for a situation in which its military bases could be left without electricity, water, fuel and other essential supplies for up to 90 days.
The plan, called FORTRESS, aims to ensure that the US military can continue operating even if a major war damages the country’s civilian infrastructure. “Power is combat now. The programme reportedly includes portable nuclear reactors, large battery storage systems and microgrids to provide electricity during emergencies. Microgrids are small electricity networks that can operate independently of the main power grid. They could allow military bases to continue receiving power even if the wider electricity network fails. This could help maintain the supply of essential military equipment during a major conflict. He described FORTRESS as a way to prepare for a major emergency before it happens. “You don’t want to be making these decisions in the middle of a global multi-front conflict.
The Pentagon wants military bases across the continental United States to operate independently for at least three months during a major emergency, according to a report by Fox News . Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the military could not afford to depend entirely on civilian services for national defence. Without electricity, you lose communications, water, logistics, assembly lines and just basic military command structures,” Parnell said. The Pentagon is also working on plans to help civilian manufacturing facilities switch to defence production during emergencies, according to the report. Parnell said the US could no longer depend on the assumption that the Atlantic and Pacific oceans would protect the country from external threats. Parnell said the military must prepare for such emergencies in advance. We have to have a plan,” Parnell said, according to Express UK .
