Jan 29, 2026
View on Steam↗Squad: Fireteam Sitrep - January 2026
3/5 Moderate
Three new Fireteam missions including "Sand in your TOWs" and "Reactor Capture" arrive alongside a highly requested post-mission Scoreboard.
Key Changes
- 1New Mission: Sand in your TOWs (Pacific Proving Ground)
- 2New Mission: Reactor Capture (Sanxian Islands)
- 3New Mission: Waves of Thunder (Sanxian Islands - Paid Tier)
- 4Added end-of-mission Scoreboard to Fireteam mode
- 5Fixed multiple objective marker bug in Raiders on the Storm
- 6Added image previews for Experimental Missions
- 7Announced 'Makeshift' as the upcoming community weapon skin theme
- 8Scheduled removal of current Experimental Missions for March
All Changes
🗺️Missions(7)
- newSand in your TOWs: Added "Sand in your TOWs" (Pacific Proving Ground), a mission focused on destroying enemy TOW launchers.
- newReactor Capture: Added "Reactor Capture" (Sanxian Islands), requiring squads to retake a power plant on the north island.
- newWaves of Thunder: Added "Waves of Thunder" (Sanxian Islands), a Paid Tier mission for Supporter/Founder Pack owners involving the destruction of ammo caches.
- fixRaiders on the Storm: Fixed an issue where multiple objective markers would appear despite only one objective being active.
- changeRaiders on the Storm: Updated objective text for improved clarity.
- newExperimental Missions: Added image previews for Experimental Missions to better identify them in the menu.
- removeExperimental Missions: Scheduled the removal of all current Experimental Missions for review and reassignment in the March update.
📊UI/UX(1)
- newScoreboard: Implemented a new end-of-mission Scoreboard to display squad performance and statistics.
🛠️Modding(2)
- changeOperation Boreal Guard: Officially recommended the community-made modded mission "Operation Boreal Guard" for 5-player teams.
- changeOperation Ashfall: Officially recommended the community-made modded mission "Operation Ashfall" for 5-player teams.
🎨Cosmetics(1)
- newMakeshift Weapon Skin: Announced the 'Makeshift' theme as the winner of the community weapon skin vote, now entering development.
Summary
The January 2026 Fireteam Sitrep introduces significant content expansions for Squad's Fireteam mode. Players gain access to three new missions set across Pacific Proving Ground and Sanxian Islands, including a specialized mission for Supporter and Founder Pack owners. A new end-of-mission Scoreboard has been implemented to track performance, while the "Raiders on the Storm" mission receives critical bug fixes and text updates.