thit naong naong took part in the protests. his tattoo of the face of elected leader aung san suu kyi became one of the lasting images of the uprising. before the coup, he was a gym instructor. now he's a resistance fighter. his unit is part of a civilian militia network, called the people's defence forces. gunfire they're being backed by ethnic armed groups, who have trained the young protesters, and they're proving to be a stronger force than many expected. in october, thit noang noang's group seized a military base, capturing three soldiers. shouting and scenes like this have been repeated across myanmar. these unexpected gains have pushed the military into the air. what would the myanmar military�*s strength be like, without the air force? the myanmar military is increasingly relying on its air power, because the resistance forces on the ground have been effective in pushing them out of this territory, and on their ends, the myanmar military has been unable to control territory in a consistent manner. myanmar witness is tra