Military


Nightmare Range
3804N 12721E

Nightmare Range is located north of the 38th parallel in the Tonduchon area south of the Imjin River. When units are not on the DMZ, they train at places like Nightmare Range. During deployments to places like Pilsung, Nightmare and Koon-ni Ranges for live-fire close air support training, enlisted terminal attack controllers, or ETACs, control missions sent to them by the Air Support Operations Center. ETACs direct the air support for Army units in combat and field training exercises. Four F-111s from the 347 TFW flew from Takhli Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand to Osan Air Base in early June 1974 and conducted live weapons demonstrations for Republic of Korea and US officials at Nightmare Range.