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FORTRESS America calls for every major installation to generate its own power and for bases to be hardened against cyber intrusion, sabotage, and drones. We build and deliver the IT and security systems that keep a base running.

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171Major installations listed

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The challenge

The base is a control system network

Power, water, gates, cameras, and the network that ties them together all run on computers. Each one has to keep working when the grid drops, a controller is probed, or drones cross the fence line.

These are Facility-Related Control Systems (FRCS), from building controls to the industrial control (ICS) and SCADA systems behind power and water. UFC 4-010-06 sets their cybersecurity requirements, and they fall under the Risk Management Framework (RMF) like the rest of the base network.

What is different at home

New policy, drone sightings, attacks on control systems, and grid exercises show what installation IT has to handle.

5 pillarsOn September 30, 2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced FORTRESS America and said every major military installation will generate its own power, independent of the civilian grid. Its memo names installation hardening and cyber resilience as 1 of its 5 pillars.
About 420Drone sightings over military installations that U.S. Northern Command reported in the year ending September 2025.
5 yearsA 2024 joint advisory reported that Volt Typhoon held access in some victim networks for at least 5 years. In April 2026, U.S. agencies warned that actors affiliated with Iran were exploiting controllers exposed to the internet in water and energy systems.
33 installationsInstallations that have cut themselves off from the grid in energy resilience readiness exercises to test their backup power.

PowerBackup power, cooling, and the switch to onsite generation.
Control systemsMicrogrid controllers, cameras, and access control.
DronesSensors, networks, and edge compute for detection.
Supply chainChips, magnets, and parts that pass Section 889, TAA, and DFARS rules.

The solution

Installation IT that stays up

We specify, source, stage, and deliver the servers, networks, and security systems behind a base, and we test them in our 55,000 plus square foot System Readiness Center before they reach the installation.

The rules installation buyers write in

Civil engineer squadrons, public works offices, and base communications units cite these in their requirements. We build the equipment list and the configuration to meet them before we quote.

FRCS and UFC 4-010-06Cybersecurity requirements for building, utility, and electronic security control systems. We design the segmentation and access control those networks need.
RMFThe Risk Management Framework authorization a system needs before it connects. We supply the equipment lists and configuration details the package calls for.
Section 889 and TAAFAR 52.204-25 bars covered telecommunications and video surveillance equipment, and FAR 52.225-5 limits products to the United States and designated countries. We check both for every item we quote.
DoWIN APLThe approved products list for equipment on Department of War networks. The 732 cameras at Keesler Air Force Base went through it.

From requirement to an installation that runs on its own power

FORTRESS America asks bases to make their own power and hold up against cyberattacks, sabotage, and drones. We plan each step around the systems that keep a base running.

Assess

Power, control systems & perimeter

Design

Backup power, segmentation & detection

Stage

Configured in our System Readiness Center

Test

Tested before delivery

Field

Installed, trained & sustained on base

Where we work · USNORTHCOM

U.S. base areas we cover

We work directly with Department of War and National Guard installations in all 17 areas below, from the National Capital Region to Alaska and Hawaii. Select a state on the map to go to its area.

17Base areas
50States, plus D.C.
171Major installations

States in our base areas

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17 of 17 areas shown

National Capital Region and Maryland

D.C. · MD · VA11 installations

Headquarters, cyber, medical, and test sites around Washington, D.C.: U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), NSA, and DISA at Fort Meade; the Defense Logistics Agency, Missile Defense Agency, and DTRA at Fort Belvoir; and DIA at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.

Army: Fort Belvoir, Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Detrick
Marine Corps: Marine Corps Base Quantico
Navy: Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Naval Air Station Patuxent River
Joint: The Pentagon, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Joint Base Andrews

Hampton Roads and central Virginia

VA9 installations

Fleet, shipyard, and joint bases around Norfolk, plus Army posts in central Virginia.

Army: Fort Lee (called Fort Gregg-Adams 2023 to 2025), Fort A.P. Hill (called Fort Walker 2023 to 2025), Fort Pickett (called Fort Barfoot 2023 to 2025)
Navy: Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Joint: Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Joint Base Langley-Eustis

The Carolinas

NC · SC10 installations

Army airborne and training posts, East Coast Marine Corps bases, and Air Force wings, plus the U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) headquarters at Shaw.

Army: Fort Bragg (called Fort Liberty 2023 to 2025), Fort Jackson
Marine Corps: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Air Station New River, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Air Force: Seymour Johnson AFB, Shaw AFB
Joint: Joint Base Lindsey Graham (formerly Joint Base Charleston)

Georgia and Alabama

GA · AL11 installations

Army posts, Air Force wings and depots, Kings Bay, and Redstone Arsenal.

Army: Fort Benning (called Fort Moore 2023 to 2025), Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Fort Gordon (called Fort Eisenhower 2023 to 2025), Redstone Arsenal, Fort Rucker (called Fort Novosel 2023 to 2025), Anniston Army Depot
Marine Corps: Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany
Navy: Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay
Air Force: Robins AFB, Moody AFB, Maxwell AFB

Florida

FL13 installations

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and the Joint Communications Support Element at MacDill; Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field; test, space launch, and naval aviation; and the Army's PEO STRI and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division at Naval Support Activity Orlando.

Navy: Naval Air Station Pensacola, Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport, Naval Support Activity Panama City, Naval Support Activity Orlando
Air Force: MacDill AFB, Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, Tyndall AFB, Homestead Air Reserve Base
Space Force: Patrick SFB, Cape Canaveral SFS

Gulf Coast

MS · LA7 installations

Air Force training and bomber bases, naval aviation, the Seabees, and Fort Polk.

Army: Fort Polk (called Fort Johnson 2023 to 2025)
Navy: Naval Air Station Meridian, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
Air Force: Keesler AFB, Columbus AFB, Barksdale AFB

Texas

TX12 installations

Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Hood and Fort Bliss, pilot training bases, and Army depots.

Army: Fort Hood (called Fort Cavazos 2023 to 2025), Fort Bliss, Red River Army Depot, Corpus Christi Army Depot
Navy: Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Naval Air Station Kingsville, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Air Force: Dyess AFB, Goodfellow AFB, Laughlin AFB, Sheppard AFB
Joint: Joint Base San Antonio

Central Plains

OK · KS · MO · NE · AR · IA12 installations

Air Force depot, bomber, and mobility bases, Army posts, Offutt AFB, and Camp Dodge in Iowa.

Army: Fort Sill, Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Leonard Wood
Air Force: Tinker AFB, Altus AFB, Vance AFB, McConnell AFB, Whiteman AFB, Offutt AFB, Little Rock AFB
National Guard: Camp Dodge

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

IL · IN · OH · MI · WI · MN · KY · TN · WV12 installations

Navy recruit training, Air Force research and logistics, Army posts and arsenals, and National Guard training sites in Minnesota and West Virginia.

Army: Rock Island Arsenal, Detroit Arsenal, Fort McCoy, Fort Campbell, Fort Knox
Navy: Naval Station Great Lakes, Naval Support Activity Crane
Air Force: Scott AFB, Wright-Patterson AFB, Arnold AFB
National Guard: Camp Ripley, Camp Dawson

Northeast and New England

NY · NJ · PA · DE · CT · RI · MA · VT · NH · ME15 installations

Submarine and shipyard bases, Army posts and depots, and Air Force wings from Delaware to Maine.

Army: Picatinny Arsenal, Fort Drum, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Letterkenny Army Depot, Carlisle Barracks
Navy: Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg, Naval Submarine Base New London, Naval Station Newport, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Air Force: Dover AFB, Hanscom AFB
National Guard: Pease Air National Guard Base, Burlington Air National Guard Base
Joint: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Colorado Front Range

CO6 installations

Space Force bases, Fort Carson, and the Air Force Academy around Colorado Springs and Denver.

Army: Fort Carson
Air Force: U.S. Air Force Academy
Space Force: Peterson SFB, Schriever SFB, Buckley SFB, Cheyenne Mountain SFS

Northern Tier

ND · SD · MT · WY5 installations

ICBM, bomber, and reconnaissance wings across the northern plains.

Air Force: Minot AFB, Grand Forks AFB, Ellsworth AFB, Malmstrom AFB, F.E. Warren AFB

Southwest and Great Basin

AZ · NM · NV · UT · ID15 installations

Air and ground test ranges, fighter and drone wings, an Air Force depot, and Fort Huachuca.

Army: Fort Huachuca, Yuma Proving Ground, White Sands Missile Range, Dugway Proving Ground
Marine Corps: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Navy: Naval Air Station Fallon
Air Force: Davis-Monthan AFB, Luke AFB, Kirtland AFB, Holloman AFB, Cannon AFB, Nellis AFB, Creech AFB, Hill AFB, Mountain Home AFB

California

CA15 installations

Navy and Marine Corps bases around San Diego, test and space launch sites, and bases from Monterey to the Sacramento Valley.

Army: Fort Irwin, Presidio of Monterey
Marine Corps: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Navy: Naval Base San Diego, Naval Base Coronado, Naval Base Point Loma, Naval Base Ventura County, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Air Force: Edwards AFB, Travis AFB, Beale AFB
Space Force: Vandenberg SFB, Los Angeles AFB

Pacific Northwest

WA · OR7 installations

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Puget Sound Navy bases and shipyard, Fairchild AFB, and Kingsley Field in Oregon.

Navy: Naval Base Kitsap, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Naval Station Everett
Air Force: Fairchild AFB
National Guard: Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base
Joint: Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Alaska

AK5 installations

Army and Air Force bases near Anchorage and Fairbanks, plus missile defense and early warning sites.

Army: Fort Wainwright, Fort Greely
Air Force: Eielson AFB
Space Force: Clear SFS
Joint: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Hawaii

HI6 installations

Pacific headquarters and Army, Marine Corps, and Navy bases on Oahu, plus the Kauai missile range.

Army: Schofield Barracks, Fort Shafter
Marine Corps: Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Camp H.M. Smith
Navy: Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands
Joint: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

Don’t see your installation?

This list covers major installations. Tell us the base and the requirement, and our team will follow up.

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AFB: Air Force Base. SFB: Space Force Base. SFS: Space Force Station. Hawaii is in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area; every other area on this page is in the U.S. Northern Command area.

Buying for a federal civilian agency or as an integrator? See Federal Civilian Services or Federal System Integrators.

Technology partners

We are a Dell Technologies Federal Platinum Partner, and we work multi-vendor, so each base gets the equipment that fits its mission.

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Proof

Past performance

Work at U.S. installations: a 732 camera security system at Keesler Air Force Base, camera data storage across 17 Navy installations, and a 1,600 user virtual desktop system at Tinker Air Force Base.

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How to buy

Army organizations and other federal agencies can order through ITES-4H. The Missile Defense Agency and other Department of War organizations worldwide can order through MDA SHIELD, and federal buyers can also use GSA.

Air Force contracting squadrons, Navy installation commands, and other federal buyers can order through GSA today. Starting in November 2026, any federal agency can also order through NASA SEWP VI. The right path depends on scope, eligibility, and ordering rules.

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Sources

Public sources as reviewed October 27, 2026.

Department of War. (2026, September 30). Memorandum: Establishment of FORTRESS America. Copy hosted by Carahsoft. https://static.carahsoft.com/concrete/files/9917/9147/9980/Memorandum_Establishment_of_FORTRESS_America.pdf
Rev. (2026, September 30). State of the Force address [Transcript]. https://www.rev.com/transcripts/state-of-the-force-address
Hadley, G. (2026, October 20). Pentagon starting with resilient energy for sweeping 'FORTRESS America' project. Air & Space Forces Magazine. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/pentagon-resilient-energy-fortress-america-project/
Marrow, M. (2025, October 10). With daily drone incursions over bases, NORTHCOM takes aim through Falcon Peak. Breaking Defense. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/drone-incursions-us-military-falcon-peak-2025-cuas/
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (2024, February 7). PRC state-sponsored actors compromise and maintain persistent access to U.S. critical infrastructure (AA24-038A). https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-038a
Joint cybersecurity advisory. (2026, April 7). Iranian-affiliated cyber actors exploit programmable logic controllers across US critical infrastructure (AA26-097A). IC3. https://www.ic3.gov/CSA/2026/260407.pdf
Foy, K. (2025, September 22). Power-outage exercises strengthen the resilience of US bases. MIT News. https://news.mit.edu/2025/power-outage-exercises-strengthen-resilience-us-bases-0922
Unified Facilities Criteria. (2023, October 10). Cybersecurity of Facility-Related Control Systems (UFC 4-010-06). Whole Building Design Guide. https://www.wbdg.org/FFC/DOD/UFC/ufc_4_010_06_2023.pdf
Federal Acquisition Regulation. (n.d.). 52.204-25 Prohibition on contracting for certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment. https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25
Federal Acquisition Regulation. (n.d.). 52.225-5 Trade agreements. https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.225-5

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