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U.S. Covert Operations Manual Magazine


There are a total of 120 magazines + 1 book to collect in Fallout 4. Each magazine grants the player additional perks when read, or unlock certain benefits. Some of those perks can have multiple ranks, with the rank increasing each time the player reads the new magazine.

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U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Each installment of the US Covert Ops Training Manual you collect adds a rank in the Infiltration perk, which grants a slight increase to your sneak chance.

You've collected an issue of the U.S. Covert Operations Manual!

Permanently more difficult to detect while sneaking.

In total there are ten editions of US Covert Ops Training Manual: "Whistling in the Dark", "Urban Camouflage", "Facepaint Fundamentals", "Not the Soldiers You Are Looking For", "Who Goes There?", "Squeaky Floorboard, Sudden Death", "Getting the Drop on Communists", "Bushes, Boxes and Beehives Camouflage Special", "Look Better in Black" and "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".

Issue, cover & location of the magazine Details

U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Issue: "Look Better in Black".

At the end of the catwalk around one of the antenas at the Revere Satellite Array.

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Issue: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".

On the table in the locked room in the USAF Satellite Station Olivia.

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You need to hack Guard Terminal to open the Security Gate. There is also a key (Intel Room Key) you can use inside Instrument Case lying on the table in another locked room (Novice Lock).

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U.S. Covert Operations Manual

U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Issue: "Squeaky Floorboard, Sudden Death".

In one of the rooms of the Fort Hagen command center area.

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Issue: "Not the Soldiers You Are Looking For".

Inside the Federal Surveillance Center K-21B.

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The entrance is inside the Abandoned Shack.

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U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Issue: "Whistling in the Dark".

On the desk in the main control room of The Switchboard.

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You visit this location during Tradecraft quest for The Railroad.

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U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Issue: "Who Goes There?".

On the desk in the office in the Fort Strong building.

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U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Issue: "Bushes, Boxes and Beehives Camouflage Special".

The upper part of the wreck of Libertalia.

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U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Issue: "Getting the Drop on Communists".

Inside the National Guard Barracks building.

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To get there, go through the National Guard Recruitment Office and the National Guard Training Yard.

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U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Issue: "Urban Camouflage".

On the small table in the Captain's Quarters at USS Constitution.

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The Captain's Quarters are master-locked. You can visit this room durin Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution quest.

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The master-locked doors to the Captain's Quarters.

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Issue: "Facepaint Fundamentals".

At the end of the tunnels in the Federal Ration Stockpile.

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U.S. Covert Operations Manual

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