Although the military bases near Korea's capital had basically lost the ability to resist under the powerful effects of the electromagnetic pulse,
this country's military strength was far from being concentrated entirely there.
As for the Air Force,
the Eighth Combat Flight Wing was stationed at Wonju Airport in eastern Gangwon Province.
There was also the Eighteenth Combat Flight Wing at Gangneung Air Base.
However, the latter's combat capability could be ignored.
That was because they were equipped with A-37 "Dragonfly" fighters.
This light ground-attack aircraft had already been retired from Lighthouse Nation military service in 1992.
Korea only used them as demonstration aircraft during major ceremonies.
Their planes did not even carry ammunition. They were practically the Air Force's honor guard.
Meanwhile, across the six province-level regions of South Chungcheong Province, North Chungcheong Province, North Gyeongsang Province, South Gyeongsang Province, North Jeolla Province, and South Jeolla Province, military bases of all sizes belonging to both the Army and Air Force were scattered about.
Even though the Blue House was gone, the Cold Lantern Joint Command was gone, the President was dead, and Vice Admiral George Oh was dead,
the Korea Air Force Headquarters in Nonsan City, South Chungcheong Province, and the Korea Army Headquarters in Gyeryong City could still take over the nation's ground and air command.
Thus, when they received news that the capital had been attacked and the Blue House had been destroyed,
they mobilized in full force, burning with towering rage.
The Korean and Lighthouse Nation forces stationed in Gangwon Province, South Chungcheong Province, and North Chungcheong Province—the three regions closest to Gyeonggi Province, where Seoul was located—
were the first to move under the worried gazes of countless nearby Korean civilians.
The Eighth Combat Flight Wing at Wonju Airport in Gangwon Province,
the Ninth Combat