THE FACELESS | OPERATION RED SOAR: Fort Zancudo Water Treatment I Final Strike |

The unfinished objective of Operation Concrete Phantom: Phase II returns today under a new designation: Operation Red Soar. During the original Water and Power Disruption operation, the assets targeted key sections of the Los Santos water network, including its intake facilities, treatment systems, pressure controls, and emergency backups. However, one major objective remained incomplete: the Fort Zancudo Water Treatment Intake Works. Located near the base of Mount Josiah, the Fort Zancudo Treatment Works operates as an isolated water and wastewater system serving the military installation. Following the previous sabotage operations, state authorities and law enforcement have increasingly relied on this facility to supply emergency municipal water reserves. As long as the Zancudo intake remains operational, it provides the state with one final source of processed water and prevents Phase II from reaching its complete objective. Today, the Faceless will return to finish what Concrete Phantom could not. OPERATION RED SOAR Target Zone - Fort Zancudo Water Treatment Intake Works Main Operation: Friday, July 31, 2026 | 6:00 PM EST Operation Red Soar will consist of an intensive aerial assault against the Fort Zancudo treatment complex. Ten Buzzard attack helicopters will be deployed as a coordinated strike squadron, carrying high-explosive rocket payloads intended to overwhelm the facility and destroy its primary intake system. The main objective is the complete destruction of the treatment works’ primary intake valve. This intake is believed to be the sole remaining source of processed water for the Fort Zancudo military base and the neighboring Los Santos emergency reserves. Its destruction would cut off the facility’s ability to supply emergency water tankers and could trigger a base-wide water crisis within forty-eight hours. THE STRATEGIC TARGET Following the earlier stages of Concrete Phantom, the state military and law-enforcement agencies have been depending on Fort Zancudo’s internal treatment plant to maintain emergency water deliveries. Destroying the primary intake would permanently halt that assistance and eliminate one of the last systems capable of supporting Los Santos during the ongoing infrastructure crisis. This is not a separate campaign from Concrete Phantom. Operation Red Soar is the final continuation of Phase II, created to complete the target that remained standing after the original Water and Power Disruption mission. RADAR AND AIR DEFENSE Reaching the target will require the strike fleet to enter one of the most heavily defended areas in the state. Fort Zancudo operates long-range radar systems, automated surface-to-air missile emplacements, and military-controlled restricted airspace. To avoid detection, all ten helicopters must approach the facility using Nap-of-the-Earth flight, remaining below approximately fifty feet whenever possible. The squadron will have only a limited strike window to reach the intake, release its payload, and escape before the base’s defensive systems fully respond. Fort Zancudo’s surface-to-air missiles have an estimated twelve-second lock-on cycle. Any pilot who rises above the approved altitude for too long risks immediate targeting. Strike Specifications Strike Aircraft: 10 Buzzard Attack Helicopters Payload Per Aircraft: 8 High-Explosive Rockets Maximum Altitude: 50 Feet Time on Target: 30 Seconds Operation Red Soar represents the final strike of Concrete Phantom’s Water and Power Disruption phase. What began as a coordinated attack against the Los Santos water system will now conclude with an aerial assault on its last major emergency lifeline. Phase II was left unfinished. Today, the assets return to complete it.