Stigma

I'll put in my own two cents

Nobody home:

Foehn sets up shop in the ruins of kashmir, picking up pieces of the base and inhabiting them. As we saw in firewalking, even a MIDAS strike leaves husks of buildings. buildings with nobody home...

Kill the messenger:

we're thinking about this too linerally, think of the phrase "don't kill the messenger". Perhaps instead of stopping someone get out, we're helping someone get in. Perhaps an escort mission of getting an Epsilon traitor to safety so we can make use of them.

The Remnant:

THere are remnants of allied and soviet forces scattered everywhere. bring them into fold, and ensure we have the soldiers and specialists needed to carry out a war across the world.

Foehn is a sort of warm wind that comes from the mountains. Also a brand of hairdryer in Germany I think? :V

Interesting, gives some food for thought as to the symbolic significance of it.