>>63985563as the Protagonist investigates, he finds a secret underground DoD laboratory in which these foreign operators have sabotaged, after he kills one, he inspects their gear and weaponry to find out their Chinese PLA, the ChiComs have sent their Operators to sabotage, the lab, eventually he is able to get limited comms established and get word out about what's happening.
after 2 days of investigating and fighting bandits, mutants, and PLA Spec Ops, he and the locals hear BBBRRRRTTTTTTTTT, an A-10 Warthog just strafed the tree line.
a few minutes later a convoy arrives, the Georgia National Guard, Martial law has been declared in the surrounding counties, the Governor and the President has sent in the Georgia National Guard and the active-duty Military.
as the National Guard Cordons off the Area, hunts down mutants, top banditry and evacuates Civilians, tier one special operators such as Delta, Green Berets, and 26th STS, Hunt down PLA and recover what data they can from the labs and demolish the labs themselves. F-15E's and A10 warthogs strike at PLA Positions and Mutants gatherings.