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Air & Space Forces MagazineOct 20, 2026Seeded17 sources

Pentagon Starting with Resilient Energy for Sweeping 'FORTRESS America' Project

Senior defense official: FORTRESS energy pillar is the first priority; installation assessments of ~500 CONUS bases underway to determine cost; could take decades.

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Air & Space Forces MagazineOct 20, 202617 sources

Pentagon Starting with Resilient Energy for Sweeping ‘FORTRESS America’ Project

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Air & Space Forces MagazineJun 12, 20252 sources

Air Force Moves Ahead with Military’s First Microreactor

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Air & Space Forces Magazine2024Seeded

Air Force Reveals New Plan to Revamp Its Failing Infrastructure (I2AP)

I2AP: microgrids at 14 AF + 2 USSF bases by FY2030; ERREs at 25 bases by FY2027.

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Air & Space Forces MagazineOct 31, 2023

Why the Military May Need Microgrids for Overseas Bases to Win a Near-Peer Fight

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Air & Space Forces MagazineOct 17, 2019Seeded

DOD's Black-Start Exercises Explore What Happens When Utilities Go Dark

OSD had run four black-start exercises ($250-500K each); Air Force logged ~240 notable outages in FY2018.

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