The Pacific Storm Conflict

Operation Falling Eagle - Chapter 25 - The First Shots

6. Operation Falling Eagle

Ch.25 – The First Shots

For decades, the topic of aliens in sci-fi was a popular genre. Most of the time, aliens were evil, wanting to conquer earth for their own benefit. So, when the Flugias and the other alien species were revealed to the public, everyone had one question: Will we be invaded?

If you asked that to any alien, you would immediately disgust them, and they would be angry at how you generalized them to being evil. Even if you were curious, they would immediately shame you for trying to assume such things. In reality, aliens just wanted to make connections with humans. They had no reason to attack, especially when humans may as well be the only other intelligent life in the galaxy.

The thought of aliens actually invading earth was almost impossible, even for aliens themselves. It took over half a year for aliens to move from their planet to earth in hyperspace. Though the aliens were powerful, and all their countries had over eight thousand big military spaceships in total, the logistics would be a nightmare, and invasion would be too costly, both in terms of deaths and things needed to move a large army to earth.

But invading a country on earth was certainly possible. Though insurgencies will try to kick the aliens out, the alien countries knew full well about that, and they knew how to earn the hearts and minds of the humans.

It was a calm afternoon in Okinawa. For over ninety years, the United States has occupied the island under the rule of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands, or USCAR for short. It was occupied by the US because of tensions with the EACT after the Korean War. On the island, the US army and Japanese Armed Forces have joint control of six divisions total and are constantly monitoring the activities of China, which often sent their spy planes over the island.

The JAF was Japan's military, and the EACT's proximity to them made NATO allow Japan to rearm and form them. During the years of tension, the Japanese navy and army became as powerful just like WW2, and they hold high influence throughout the Pacific, often being called NATO's guardian of the Pacific. Usually, the Japanese army has troops protecting weaker countries like South Korea and Taiwan from the grasp of the EACT.

The civilians of Japan didn't mind the military too much. In Okinawa, students prepared to leave a long day at school, workers did their jobs in the buildings of Naha, and cars along with buses drove like usual. The Japanese didn't mind the US occupation, as defenses were tucked into military bases placed around the islands.

General Carson Taylor chomped on a hotdog, spreading the ketchup and mustard on it inside his mouth. He oversaw the American forces of USCAR, and he was busy taking a day off at Kadena AFB, a major airfield of USCAR that was home to the US 18th air wing and Japanese 3rd air wing. Nearby, a soldier grilled some more hot dog franks, as American and Japanese personnel came to eat some food on a plastic table.

"General Taylor." A Japanese officer said as he sat on the plastic chair next to Gen. Taylor, going under the shade of the umbrella attached on the glass table. "Tried Korean corn dogs?"

"Good seeing you, Captain Kato." Gen. Taylor said as he looked at the captain's long face. "Never ate one in my life."

"Well, they are interesting." Capt. Kato said as he looked up at two Japanese Army Airforce F-22 aircraft take off.

"Alright, give me a moment. I'll go talk to them." Gen. Taylor got up and walked to the ATC tower nearby, eating his hotdog as he walked.

After going into an elevator, he waited inside, chewing on his hotdog. When the elevator got up with a ding, he walked up a flight of stairs and got into the ATC tower.