Force Protection Condition (FPCON) is a system used by the Department of Defense to help assess and respond to terrorist threats against U.S. personnel and facilities. This FPCON system gives ...

Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield is looming and part of the exercise will likely involve an increased force protection condition (FPCON), but what does that mean and how will the employees and contractors ...

WASHINGTON (WTVD) -- Military bases and installations in the United States have been ordered to raise their force protection condition status to Bravo (FPCON Bravo), due to general concerns about ISIS ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- The Army in Europe relies on five Force Protection Condition (FPCON) levels -- Normal, A, B, C and D -- or as the Army says, Normal, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta. The ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. military bases in Europe were put on a heightened state of alert over the weekend as installations urged vigilance among their members. At U.S. European Command headquarters ...

TOWER BARRACKS, Germany – U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria successfully conducted its annual force protection exercise Feb. 24 and 25 across its installations at Grafenwöhr, Vilseck, Hohenfels and ...

Security levels were increased Thursday at all bases in Japan and Okinawa, according to U.S. Forces Japan officials. USFJ officials declined to comment on why the increase was made to Force Protection ...