Outpost Iris

Outpost Iris was a designated observation post located on the Utah state border crossing into Idaho. It's garrison was mostly made up of reconnassaince scouts that patrolled the area of Idaho, north-eastern sectors of Nevada, and north-western sectors of Utah.

Background
During the development of Forward Operating Base Elysium, outpost Iris was erected as a guard

Purpose
Outpost Iris consistently remained a forward watch post in the north-western sectors of the Green Zone. It's garrison was made up of a small group of soldiers (estimated to be around 35) who regularly rotated teams to patrol the surrounding areas.

It's sole purpose was to spot threats and rely them back to command as well as locating additional provisions in towns or cities. Iris became the eye of the north-western sectors, protecting the communities in that area as well as providing solid intelligence.

The base wasn't big enough to provide a launchpad for battalions of soldiers to conduct operations or large scale warfare outside the base. The base was subtly situated between several mountains and hills providing a secret and secure location for the garrison.

Abandonment
The abandoning of Iris base was a combination of unfortunate events that the base to its inevitable fate. A large ZA1 infected horde had been spotted less than a day away from Iris. It was estimated to be approaching Forward Operating Base Elysium. The estimated number of infected were to be at around two thousand at least. It had not threatened any communities yet, but it was certainly a priority threat to deal with. With Operation ??? in effect, F.O.B. Elysium was under-strength by seventy percent. Acknowledging this, General ??? learned of a huge sand storm brewing in the west and refused to call in an airstrike on the ZA1 horde. The garrison at outpost Iris abandoned the base and took what they could. They were to rendezvous with the remaining garrison at F.O.B. Elysium and help defend the base from the infected. After a long struggle, between the infected and the U.S. soldiers, the base was purposely destroyed with the scorched earth tactic and abandoned. Eventually the Raiders settled in outpost Iris and used it as a launch pad base for small teams to conduct attacks against the communities within the Green Zone.