Pentagon memo outlines plan to operationalize new 'FORTRESS America' program office

USD(A&S) Michael Duffey memo (Oct 6) directs eight senior officials to begin standing up the FORTRESS America Program Office, focused on selective implementation across the five pillars. Surfaced as catch-up 2026-10-26.

Hegseth Announces Six Initiatives at Quantico

Defense communities group summarizes FORTRESS and new base competition.

FORTRESS Plan: How U.S. Bases Would Survive a Grid Attack

Explainer recycling 90-day report and O'Malley memo. Duplicate.

Map shows US military bases preparing for major power outages

Map explainer of Janus sites and FORTRESS. Duplicate.

Pentagon Prepares Bases for 90 Days Without Power? Checked

Explainer on unconfirmed 90-day figure. Duplicate.

Pentagon's FORTRESS America Plan Hardens U.S. Bases

Explainer recycling O'Malley interim director and 90-day report. Duplicate.

Pentagon Launches FORTRESS Initiative to Make Major U.S. Bases Self-Sufficient for 90 Days

Rewrite of Fox 90-day report. Duplicate.

Pentagon Prepares Domestic U.S. Military Bases To Survive 90 Days Cut Off From Power And Water

Rewrite of Fox 90-day report. Duplicate.

FORTRESS America Program Office Gets Interim Director

Rewrite of DefenseScoop: Matt O'Malley interim director of FORTRESS program office (Oct 6 Duffey memo). Duplicate of known memo.

Hegseth returns to Quantico to lay out technology and people initiatives

Coverage of FORTRESS America and Next Great American Base launch.

Hegseth memo on FORTRESS America initiative

Posted the Sept. 30 FORTRESS memo text.

Secretary Hegseth Announces Six Major Initiatives at Quantico Speech

FORTRESS: every major U.S. installation to generate its own power independent of civilian grid; Next Great American Base to be fully off-grid.

Establishment of FORTRESS America as a Department of War Program

Hegseth memo establishes FORTRESS America with five pillars incl. energy independence and installation hardening; A&S to stand up program office within 30 days.

J & J Contractors Wins $132 Million Cape Cod Space Force Station Microgrid Contract

$131.9M USACE award for Cape Cod SFS radar-site microgrid (generators, BESS, wind tie-in, HEMP hardening), completion Sept. 13, 2030.

H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Latest action 2026-09-14: Received in the Senate.

Fort Bragg goes nuclear: Antares awarded Army Janus Program agreement to deliver nuclear microreactor power for Army’s energy resilience mission

Army Awards $45 Million Fort Buchanan Microgrid, Built to Run the Base for 14 Days Without the Puerto Rico Grid

$45.0M Fort Buchanan microgrid to Energy Resilience Partners: 14-day islanding, 8 MW diesel, ballistic fuel tanks, 4 MWh BESS option, due Oct. 5, 2029.

Military Microreactors on Bases Could Kick-Start US Nuclear Power, Increase Readiness

5-acre nuclear microreactor power plant to be built at Fort Campbell

NC’s Fort Bragg to get ‘nuclear microreactor’ to shield its power grid, Army says

Army names 5 bases receiving nuclear microreactors for more reliable power

Army plans to add nuclear microreactors to five bases for reliable power

AP on Janus five-base microreactor plan independent of commercial grid.

The US Army is betting on nuclear microreactors to keep its bases powered even if the grid goes dark

Podcast exclusive: Why U.S. military bases want nuclear microreactors

S. 4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Latest action 2026-07-27: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4276)