The Pentagon believes U.S. military bases must be able to operate without help from civilian resources.
Government officials called it an “intolerable risk” to have key installations be dependent on supply lines that could potentially be cut off in a time of war; and now they’re doing something about it.
‘Power is combat now.’
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To remedy the situation, the Pentagon is implementing a new strategy that seeks to keep its facilities prepared for life under a full-blown global war.
The program, called FORTRESS America — Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources, Energy, Supply, and Survivability — requires every major military facility in the continental United States to be capable of being fully operational without outside support for 90 days, United 24 Media reported.
This includes being self-sustaining when it comes
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