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Video: FORTRESS AMERICA: Why Now?

Joseph Alton MD — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:36:05 +0000

The Department of Defense has decided to launch something called “the FORTRESS initiative.” FORTRESS stands for “Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources, Energy, Supply, and Survivability.” Survivability? Yes. But what is the plan and why is our government interested in fortifying our military bases now? In this companion video to a previous article, Dt. Joe[Read More]

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FORTRESS: What the Pentagon Figured Out (And Why You Should Pay Attention)

Joseph Alton MD — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:05:25 +0000

The Department of Defense recently rolled out something called the FORTRESS initiative. The idea is to keep the military functional if a major war, an EMP, or a cyber-attack takes down civilian infrastructure and snarls the global supply chains we all depend on. The military, of course, loves its acronyms. FORTRESS stands for “Federal Operations[Read More]

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Tooth Abscesses Off The Grid: Dental Preparedness, Part 2

Joseph Alton MD — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:52:58 +0000

A dental abscess is a collection of pus caused by an infection in or around a tooth. Why does the family medic need to know about tooth abscesses? Because dental issues will crop up among your people in any disaster that knocks you off the grid long-term. I’m not talking about a few days[Read More]

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Dengue Fever Returns To The U.S.

Joseph Alton MD — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:05:44 +0000

The state of Florida is dealing with a tropical disease outbreak that has surpassed both recent and historical records. The latest advisory issued by state health officials reports 368 cases of locally acquired dengue fever, including 72 in the last week. In addition, 26 cases of international travel-associated dengue were reported during the same time[Read More]

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Video: Plague Scare A Fire Drill

Joseph Alton MD — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:43:27 +0000

In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton reviews his skepticism regarding the plague’s potential as a pandemic disease in modern times, but tells you how to identify and treat it in off-grid settings, Plus, it’s a recurring lesson to Americans that we can never expect Russia to either respect biowarfare agreements[Read More]

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What To Know About Plague (Panic-Free Edition)

Joseph Alton MD — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:01:41 +0000

(This article by Joe Alton MD was first published at AmericanThinker.com.) These days, when you read about the plague, it’s usually in history books. You probably know that this infectious disease (once called the “Black Death”), depopulated much of Europe and Asia in the Middle Ages. What you might not know, however, is that plague[Read More]

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Survival Medicine Podcast: RussianPlague, Kratom, Nicotine, Nor’Easters

Joseph Alton MD — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:27:36 +0000

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton tackle newsworthy items like the deaths of two students at Ole Miss and the involvement or non-involvement of the herb Kratom, plus the death of a Russian scientist from a deadly form of the plague at….a lab in Siberia.[Read More]

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Nor’easters

Joseph Alton MD — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:11:57 +0000

When you hear grizzled New England fishermen talk about the storm of the century, they’re referring to a “nor’easter.” A nor’easter is a powerful coastal storm that forms along the U.S. East Coast. The name comes from the strong winds that usually run counterclockwise from the northeast as the storm’s center sits as a low-pressure[Read More]

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Gas Station Heroin?

Joseph Alton MD — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:33:57 +0000

(Note: This article was first published at americanthinker.com.) Recently, two University of Mississippi students were found dead in their homes in Oxford. The common denominator seems to be the presence of packaged kratom, an herbal supplement available for sale in most gas stations and convenience stores. At present, it’s uncertain whether either of the students[Read More]

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Video: Mudslide Warnings And Survival

Joseph Alton MD — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:51:38 +0000

In this companion video that updates a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses the survivability of disasters like the recent mudslide in Nepal and flash flood in the Grand Canyon. Dr. Alton explores ways to possibly increase survival chances (not in Nepal, realistically) and some hints that your mountain retreat might be at risk. To[Read More]

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