Next-Gen Power Source Coming to Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls

Great Falls deputy city manager says Malmstrom ANPI microreactor expected early 2030s, base-run backup power. Minor local restatement; not surfaced.

Pentagon will pick new US base location by June 2027, prioritizing 4 requirements

Marks interview: FY2028 budget request expected to include a 'wedge' to start NGAB; no cost estimate yet; selection by a panel, president 'might be involved'; base must prove within first 24 months it can run 30 continuous days fully off the civilian grid. Surfaced 2026-10-30 AM.

Radiant secures DOE safety analysis approval for full-power operations

Kaleidos (picked for Crane, Buckley, Benning) cleared by DOE for full-power DOME test campaign at INL.

Assistant Secretary Says New Infrastructure Initiatives Are a 'National Calling'

ASW(EI&E) Dale Marks at Association of Defense Communities convention, Tampa: FORTRESS installations to use public-private model and be designed to run on own infrastructure for 30 days fully detached from external utilities (vs. reported 90-day figure); NGAB prototype with microgrids + small reactor, air-gapped networks, closed-loop water; lessons to be exported to legacy bases. Surfaced 2026-10-29 PM.

Senator Banks applauds Navy selection of Crane to advance energy resilience

Crane is one of four Navy installations chosen to advance private-sector proposals for large-scale energy (incl. SMRs) and AI data center infrastructure on federal land; tied to FORTRESS. Surfaced 2026-10-29 AM.

Assistant Secretary Says There's 'Exceptional Interest' in the Next Great American Base

Repost of DoW news story on Marks letter. Duplicate of above.

Next Great American Base Fact Sheet

NGAB competition timeline published: nominations due Dec 1, 2026, site selection anticipated June 2027; CONUS, 100k-250k acres, 15k-25k troops. Surfaced 2026-10-27 PM.

Pentagon Competition Seeks to Build First New Domestic Base in 40 Years

Next Great American Base competition seeks first new domestic base in 40 years, designed off the commercial grid.

No 'Great American Base,' but CNMI could be a 'place'

CNMI says it lacks the 100k-250k contiguous acres for Next Great American Base. Minor; not surfaced.

Hegseth Announces Six Initiatives at Quantico

Defense communities group summarizes FORTRESS and new base competition.

Competition for Next Great American Base Heating Up

Rewrite of NGAB/Marks letter story. Duplicate.

Morrisey directs West Virginia National Guard to lead bid for new military base

West Virginia governor directs Guard to lead Next Great American Base bid.

Texas vying for NASA-led Space Academy, Pentagon's 'Next Great American Base'

Texas developing bid for Next Great American Base.

Hegseth Military Base Competition: Map Shows 6 States Most Likely To Host

Analysis naming TX, LA, FL, SD, WY, UT as plausible hosts for Next Great American Base.

Hegseth returns to Quantico to lay out technology and people initiatives

Coverage of FORTRESS America and Next Great American Base launch.

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.

Fort Bragg among five US military sites selected to host nuclear microreactor

Fort Bragg among five US military sites selected to host nuclear microreactor

Georgia military base among 5 to get nuclear microreactors from new federal program

Fort Campbell Selected For Next-Generation Military Microreactor

Fort Campbell included on list of military bases to receive advanced nuclear microreactor

Fort Campbell selected to host Next-Generation Advanced Energy Resilience Project

Fort Campbell to get single 20-MW BWXT BANR, islandable, groundbreaking late 2028, ops early 2030s.

Fort Hood selected as one of five military installations to host prototype nuclear microreactor

Army to build next-generation nuclear microreactor at Georgia's Fort Benning

Army names 9 installations that could be chosen for nuclear microreactor project

Janus candidate sites: Benning, Bragg, Campbell, Drum, Hood, Wainwright, Holston, JBLM, Redstone.