Involved in the maneuvers were helicopters of the Second Division of the U.S. forces in south Korea and ten odd warships including submarines and escort ships, sea-patrol planes and copters for naval operation of the Second Fleet of the south Korean navy and fighters and Apache copters unit of the air and ground forces of south Korea.

The warmongers fanned up war fever, vociferating about preserving "northern limit line" and "retaliatory punishment".