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Living on the peninsula in the middle of the tension what is that like? brook baldwin went to find out an joins me now. you got rare access in so many ways we showed last friday with the navy, this with this family. >> yeah. >> how did this trip come to be? >> you and i talk a lot about tensions between washington and pyongyang. it was one of those days where it seemed intense i remember sitting in my office saying to my producer sitting there, i wonder what life is like for americans living in south korea, 30,000 members of the military, american, more than 100,000 civilians, so through some ...

Men and women who would potentially be on the front lines. why did they sign up to serve? do they feel the increased tensions? and what is it like for their families, including young children that live close to north korea? it is my honor to introduce you to lieutenant aaron bright, his wife sharon and their three daughters. >> we are in camp casey. we call this one our home. >> because it's where your family is. >> yes, in a words matter kind of way. here in casey i'm called area one. they have south korea divided into areas based on how far you are away from north korea. this is as close you...

Cnn's pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is joining us with more. what are you seeing, what are you learning, chris? >> reporter: wolf, you've got thousands of american troops stationed just about 15 miles south of the dmz, and all of north korea's heavy armor and artillery aimed right at them. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: 25 miles, it's the magic number as far as american troops are concerned. some of north korea's massive military can fire up to four mortar rounds a minute, 25 miles away. >> u.s. forces near the front are probably going to be within range of the artillery. >...

Some of north korea's massive artillery can fire up to four mortar rounds a minute. 25 miles away. >> the u.s. forces that are near the front are probably doing to be within range of the artillery. >> reporter: about 10,000 american troops are deployed to paces around camp casey, just 15 miles from the dmz. others are concentrated at osan air base. they flew long-range bombers like the b-2. but the risk to those deployed closer will change. the u.s. will move them to another base south of seoul. >> that means that the bulk of u.s. military forces in korea are not going to be necessarily be wit...

What are you seeing, what are you learning, chris? >> well, wolf, you've got thousands of american troops stationed just about 15 miles south of the dmz, and you've got all of north korea's heavy armor and artillery aimed right at them. 25 miles, it's the magic number as far as american troops are concerned. some of north korea's massive artillery can fire up to four mortar rounds a minute, 25 miles away. >> u.s. forces that are near the front are probably going to be within range of the artillery. >> reporter: about 10,000 american troops are deployed to bases around camp casey, just 15 miles...