Gracemeria

Location: Republic of Emmeria, Central-Anean Continent

First Mentioned: Ace Combat 06: Fires of Liberation

Outbreak of War
Following the re-stabilization of Estovakia (a nation which had experienced economic ruin and civil war as a direct result of the Ulysses Incident), Gracemeria served as the stage for the opening of the Anean Continental War of 2015.

Defense forces in Emmeria's capital of Gracemeria were caught off-guard by a massive Estovakian surprise attack. The pilots of the Gracemeria Air Defense force responded quickly, but were unable to prevent the Estovakian aerial forces from demolishing two sections of the iconic King's Bridge.

Immediately following the bridge's destruction, Emmerian Air Defense Command ordered an immediate evacuation of all civilians within the city. Strigon Team, the elite Estovakian fighter squadron, alongside its airborne carrier, the Aigaion, was able to subdue most Emmerian resistance, allowing Estovakian forces to capture the city.

Liberation
Due to the continued threat of Strigon Team, the Aigaion, and its escort craft, as well as the squadrons now based in Gracemeria itself, Emmerian military units were unable to retake their capital until near the end of the war. A series of lightning strikes against Estovakian positions gave Emmerian pilots the foothold they needed to launch a successful counter-offensive against the Aigaion's air wing.

With the Aigaion neutralized, Emmerian forces were able to regain control of Gracemeria, in what most hoped would be the final action of the war. However, shortly after the Emmerian air wings had expunged the Estovakian invaders, the city came under fire from a series of railgun-propelled cruise missiles. The Chandelier, a massive Estovakian superweapon originally intended for use against Ulysses meteorites, was operational.

As the Emmerian Air Force began their retaliatory assault on the Chandelier, a civilian in Gracemeria named Melissa Herman began transmitting technical specifications of the weapon to the Emmerian forces. Lt. Colonel Victor Voychek, an Estovakian defector who had been wounded at the onset of the war and stationed in Gracemeria, furnished enough information about the Chandelier for fighters from the Emmerian 8th Air Wing, 28th TFS "Garuda" to destroy the mass driver, ending the war.