▁long ▁divided ▁by ▁eth nic ▁conflict . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁civil ▁war , ▁La con ia ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁republic ▁left ▁standing ▁and ▁has ▁asked ▁a ▁mer cen ary ▁defense ▁organization ▁to ▁help ▁keep ▁it ▁from ▁falling ▁to ▁the ▁dread ed ▁un ification ▁movement . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁commission ed ▁lieutenant ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁D elta ▁Squadron , ▁you ▁are ▁about ▁to ▁emb ark ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁miss ions ▁in ▁very ▁host ile ▁territ ories . ▁You ▁have ▁been ▁brought ▁on ▁board ▁because ▁you ▁are ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁business : ▁a ▁crack ▁pilot ▁who ▁can ▁take ▁out ▁multiple ▁b oge ys ▁without ▁batt ing ▁an ▁e y el ash . ▁It ▁is ▁your ▁aer ial ▁experience ▁that ▁La con ia ▁is ▁bank ing ▁on , ▁since ▁you ▁will ▁be ▁alone ▁throughout ▁the ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Air force ▁D elta ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁fict it ious ▁continent ▁of ▁D z av ail ar . ▁A ▁radical ▁government ▁called ▁the ▁" Pe ople ' s ▁Federation ▁of ▁D z av ail ar " ▁is ▁intent ▁on ▁conqu ering ▁all ▁of ▁former ▁Feder ated ▁Republic ▁of ▁D z av ail ar ▁territ ories , ▁and ▁they ▁already ▁have ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁newly ▁independent ▁provinces ▁under ▁sie ge . ▁The ▁last ▁remaining ▁free ▁republic ▁has ▁called ▁upon ▁Air force ▁D elta , ▁an ▁el ite ▁group ▁of ▁mer cen ary ▁f ighter ▁jet ▁pil ots , ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Federation ▁and ▁liber ate ▁the ▁continent . ▁You