After the outbreak of the Great Pacific War, Cuba declared war on the Deltoran Republic. To defend itself aginst the military of the DR, Cuba alligned itself with other Caribbean nations and formed the Caribbean Treaty Organization. Just a day after this Cuba invaded Deltora. After a week Giradot was completly captured. It was liberated after Deltoran military commanders launched the Southern Counterattack, mainly based in Giradot, that liberated Giradot from Cuban forces. Giradot now acts as a major military area for launching cruse missles and Aircraft at Cuba.