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  • Kunsan pilots open doors to ROK Air Force partners

    The 80th Fighter Squadron hosted ROKAF pilots, giving them a tour of facilities and demonstrating some of their daily operations. Throughout the day, both groups shared contingency tactics and procedures to boost interoperability of the combined ROK-U.S. Force.

  • 8th FW hosts bilateral Peninsula-wide munitions load competition

    Munitions Airmen from Osan AB and Kunsan AB competed at Pen Fest, the annual bilateral munitions load crew competition, Oct. 14.The load crews from Osan AB hailed from the 25th Fighter Generation Squadron and 36th FGS while Kunsan AB was represented by the 35th FGS, 80th FGS and ROK Air Force

  • 20th Annual ROK/US Friendship Festival

    U.S. Air Force Col. William McKibban, 51st Fighter Wing commander, and Amber McKibban, spouse of McKibban, wave to a crowd during the 20th ROK U.S. Friendship Festival, near Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 14, 2023. The two-day event held every fall to celebrate the partnership of the U.S.

  • Buddy Squadron Connects Airmen to Mission

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Makoa Tyndall, 25th Fighter Squadron director of staff, explains the A-10C Thunderbolt II cockpit features to Tech. Sgt. Dean Sigismundo, 51st Communications Squadron quality assurance noncommissioned officer in charge, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 6, 2023. The

  • Kunsan Airmen share Fire Prevention with local community

    The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department led the installation's annual Fire Prevention Week observance Oct. 6-13.Originally proclaimed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925, Fire Prevention Week commemorates the lives lost due to fire-related incidents by educating the public on vital fire

  • 8th SFS, ROKAF military police unite for first combined patrol

    U.S. Air Force defenders with the 8th Security Forces Squadron conducted a combined security patrol with their Republic of Korea Air Force counterparts from the 38th Fighter Group for the first time Oct. 10.This is the first combined security patrol between the U.S. Air Force and the Republic of

  • Education never stops: Doolittle Leadership Center comes to Kunsan AB

    Enlisted and commissioned leaders from the 8th Fighter Wing participated in a Lead, Develop, Care: Practical Leadership for Competitive Advantage educational course presented by Dr. Patrick Donley, Air and Space Forces Association Doolittle Leadership Center director, October 3-6, 2023.The Lead,

  • Osan Hosts 24-Hour Run to Honor POW/MIA

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alec Moore, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, bows his head for an invocation during a prisoner of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 26, 2023. Osan hosted a 24-hour POW/MIA run to

  • Remote tour brings Kunsan Airman closer to family

    The sizzling of a pan, the cheerful laughter of family catching up and the clink of chopsticks during Charye are all sounds that bring a rush of nostalgia for Airman 1st Class Hyeon Jung, 8th Communications Squadron cybersecurity technician.Chuseok, or Hangawi, is a holiday celebrated in the