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Women currently serving here, an essential seat of u.s. and south korean operations and a prime target. >> we expect that north korea is going to target any of our military bases that are here in the south. >> what kind of threat could north korea present to the base here? >> we worry about their short-range ballistic missiles here and we know that they have chemical weapons at their disposal. >> reporter: they stay ready to fend off a ground invasion from north korean special forces, and to take the fight north from the air. >>, obviously, having that air to surface capability, being able to ...

Practice how to survive and operate on the ground. >> reporter: the air base is home to two u.s. f-16 fighter jet squaderants. flying time to north korea, 12 minutes. what do the first few hours of a conflict look like here? >> time isn't measured on a clock. it's measured in casualties, and the faster that we can get on the job, the less casualties we'll see particularly in seoul in the opening volley of that war. >> reporter: in wartime it could expand up to four times of the number of service men and women currently serving here. an essential seat of u.s. and south korean operations and a t...