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The Major's Footlocker is one of those ARC Raiders quests where knowing the exact location matters more than simply understanding the objective. Tian Wen sends you to recover Major Aiva's Mementos, but the item is hidden inside a specific apartment building at Ruby Residence. Before heading out, it is useful to check your [External Link Removed for Guests] and make sure your inventory and equipment are ready for an extraction-focused run.

Deploy Into Dam Battlegrounds
Your destination is the Dam Battlegrounds map. Once deployed, head toward the northwestern portion of the map. Your landmark is Ruby Residence, a point of interest made up of three red apartment buildings.

Recognizing the location quickly is helpful because you do not need to search the entire Dam Battlegrounds. The quest objective is concentrated in this apartment complex, so once you reach the correct area, your focus should shift toward identifying the right building.

Identify Ruby Residence
Ruby Residence contains three red apartment buildings, making the complex relatively recognizable. Still, the mission does not use every building. The correct target is the westernmost apartment, also described as the left-most building in the complex.

Taking a moment to identify the building before entering can prevent unnecessary exploration. If you go into the wrong apartment, you will spend time checking rooms that have nothing to do with the quest.

Head for the Third Floor
After entering the western building, continue upward to the third floor. The memento is not sitting in an obvious central hallway or open area. Instead, you need to locate a back bedroom.

Inside that bedroom, look toward the desk placed in front of a large square window. The window faces toward the southern side, which provides an additional visual clue if you are unsure whether you have reached the correct room.

Search the Footlocker
The small box on the desk is the footlocker connected to The Major's Footlocker quest. Approach it and use your interaction button. The game will give you an option to search for memorabilia.

Do not move away immediately after starting the interaction. You need to let the interaction bar finish. Once the search is completed, the memento will drop out of the footlocker.

There is one easy mistake to avoid here: make sure you physically pick up the item. Completing the search interaction alone is not enough. The memento needs to be in your inventory or placed in a Safe Pocket before you can consider the objective secure.

Protect Your Quest Progress
Extraction is the most important part of the second half of the mission. A Safe Pocket augment is especially useful because the quest item is highly contested. If Major Aiva's Memento is placed inside the Safe Pocket, you can retain it and complete the quest even if you die before reaching extraction.

Players without this option can consider bringing a Raider's Hatch Key. A Raider's Hatch is located directly beneath the apartments, offering a quick way out of the area. Having an extraction option close to the objective can reduce the amount of time you spend carrying the quest item through the map.

Return to Tian Wen
If you do not have a Raider's Hatch Key, the alternative is to move toward the free extraction point at the power generation complex. This route requires more travel, so it is worth staying alert once the memento is secured.

After a successful extraction, return to Speranza with the item. Speak with Tian Wen and turn in Major Aiva's Mementos to finish the quest. The reward for completing the mission is the Hullcracker blueprint, making the trip worthwhile.

The key to this quest is preparation rather than complicated mechanics. Remember Dam Battlegrounds, Ruby Residence, the westernmost building, the third floor, and the back bedroom. Those landmarks turn a confusing search into a straightforward route. For players preparing for more blueprint-focused activities, knowing where to get [External Link Removed for Guests] can also make it easier to prepare for future runs.