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About Fort Stewart

The power will go out at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield at some point this week. However, while the exact hour is a surprise, this is a heavily communicated event.

These installations have entered the execution window for a full-scale Black Start exercise, with installation messaging confirming it will take place at some time during this week in April.

According to a February 2026 Community Information Exchange briefing at Fort Stewart, the exercise is designed to simulate a loss of commercial power while maintaining mission-critical operations. Since then, garrison leadership and Bal...

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