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Pentagon Raises Force Protection Level Across CENTCOM
The Pentagon raises the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) to 'Charlie' across all US installations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, the highest peacetime level. All non-essential personnel at US embassies in Iraq, Bahrain, and Kuwait are ordered to evacuate. Patriot and THAAD missile defense batteries are confirmed operational at multiple Gulf bases.
Sources
- T1 Pentagon Official western
- T1 CENTCOM Official western
- T2 AP Major western
- T2 Al Arabiya Major middle_eastern