DSI Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit

Upcoming Nov 4-5 summit; watch for official remarks. Background.

MARVEL PDSA approval could serve as blueprint

What happens to a 230-kilovolt three-phase power transformer during an earthquake?

USecAF Matt Lohmeier visits Minot AFB during ongoing modernization

Lohmeier met with leadership from the base’s 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing, assessing progress on the installation’s multiple modernization efforts including the transition to the LGM-35A Sentinel program.

The 2027 Purchasing Power Squeeze: Why FERS retirees are losing the math game

Within a few weeks, the federal community was hit with a trifecta of financial news that threatens to squeeze your purchasing power like never before.

DOE selects first companies for nuclear launch pad -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Markets have rewarded retirement investors for several years, which can make risk hard to judge

"What we see is the purchasing power of the G fund and the F fund decline over time," said Arthur Stein.

Pentagon eyes ‘public-private partnerships’ to help fund FORTRESS America homeland base plan

“The model that we’re trying to drive on is not me having to go back up on Capitol Hill with my hand out,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Dale Marks told Breaking Defense.

States must take a critical eye to gas plants proposed over clean energy

The key question for regulators is no longer whether utilities can simply find a reason to install another gas turbine, write experts from Environmental Defense Fund and Minnesota's CURE.

The missing puzzle piece in space superiority: Why it’s time for the U.S. government to prioritize VLEO

A nuclear detonation in space could make all of LEO unusable for up to a year. The post The missing puzzle piece in space superiority: Why it’s time for the U.S. government to prioritize VLEO appeared first on DefenseScoop .

Pentagon Cyber Command Freezer Probe Explained

Explainer of freezer probe; lists sites incl. Newport, Columbus, Travis. Duplicate.

U.S. Fortress America Plan Targets Energy-Independent Military Bases

Rewrite of DoW Marks Tampa story. Duplicate.

DoW Strengthening Military Installation Infrastructure

Repost of DoW Marks Tampa story. Duplicate.

Air Force selects three microreactor developers for ANPI

Days after the US Department of Energy announced Power Grid Emergency in 13 States; government declares n

Microreactor Gets DOE Approval for Full Power Testing, Previously Contracts with Army, DIU, Navy and Air Force

Map Shows US Military Bases Preparing for Major Power Outages

Gulf War Air Campaign Map Featured in New Smithsonian Exhibit

A map pinned to the wall in a basement 36 years ago will go on display in November at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The map, used to identify strategic targets across Iraq in the fall of 1990, was used in the planning of Operation Desert Storm, and will be included in the museum’s new “Modern Military Aviation” gallery in Washington D.C., tracing advances in airpower from the Korean War to the present. The post Gulf War Air Campaign Map Featured in New Smithsonian Exhibit appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine .

Curtiss-Wright Invests $30M to Expand Nuclear Instrumentation Manufacturing in Texas

Curtiss-Wright Corp. will invest $30 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Round Rock, Texas, to increase production capacity for pressure and temperature sensors used in commercial nuclear reactors and industrial applications. The investment is part of the company’s broader effort to expand its nuclear supply chain capabilities as existing reactors undergo modernization and new […] The post Curtiss-Wright Invests $30M to Expand Nuclear Instrumentation Manufacturing in Texas appeared first on POWER Magazine .

Small Nuclear Reactors in Future Conflicts: Energy Resilience - Military Vulnerability and the Limits of International Protection

Pentagon investigates suspected cyberattack behind military freezer failures

Same as Defense One version. Duplicate.

Six military freezers went bad in August. Was it a cyber attack?

Follow of Reuters commissary freezer story; no new fact. Duplicate.

Microreactor Gets DOE Approval for Full Power Testing

Rewrite of Radiant DOE DSA approval. Duplicate.

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.