India, Nov. 14 -- The Pentagon has reportedly proposed requiring every major US military base to operate independently for up to 90 days during a major disruption. Retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore urged the government to include state and local leaders in emergency planning to better prepare civilians for prolonged infrastructure failures.

Honore is the former commander of the US First Army who led federal recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina and later reviewed Capitol security after the January 6 attack. He said that prolonged outages would affect civilians as much as military installations. Writing in an opinion piece for The Hill, he said governors and mayors should be informed of potential risks so emergency plans can be updated...