What is the Pentagon's 90-day blackout plan? Former US Army commander raises concern, asks what Pentagon knows that it isn't telling us

An opinion piece by Lt Gen Russel L Honore (Retired), a former commander of the US First Army, for The Hill, has sparked concerns as Honore hinted that the Pentagon knows something that it is not revealing to the people. The ex-Army commander led recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina and he also headed the official review of Capitol Security after the Jan 6 attack. He said the Pentagon has advised military bases ti plan to operate off the grid for up to 90 days but America's civilian leaders have been left out of the loop."It is no secret that we are in a war with Iran. Iran is not a backwater. It has been a pariah state for decades, but it does have the technical abilities and know-how to launch a cyberattack. Whether there is a specific threat that has raised concerns within the Department of Defense, or Secretary Pete Hegseth has just learned of his adversaries’ capabilities, we don’t know," he said at a time several software programs are running to the ground, halting crucial operations though cyberattack has not been established as the reason."That’s why the Department of Defense’s handling of the threat is so troubling. If American civilians are at risk, they have a right to know.