Following the first Hostile Ground Operation, the Ares Security Compact remains in possession of the device.
They had the means to detonate it.
They did not.
Instead, ASC forces moved the device to a hardened regional facility known as LOCKBOX, where technicians began preparing it for transport and future use.
The Provisional Control Force has now located the site.
Their mission is simple:
Isolate Lockbox, breach the facility, and take the device before ASC Forces can remove it from the region.
The Mandate still claims jurisdiction over the area and has established controlled zones, checkpoints, and restricted sectors around the site.
They are not there to pick a winner. They are there to make sure everyone pays for access.