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  • 9/11 Reflections

    OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Twenty years ago, the course of our Nation was forever altered when terrorists hijacked and deliberately crashed commercial airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They failed in their goal of paralyzing the United States through fear because of

  • 8th FW employs collaboration, innovation for jettisoned recovery

    Tasked with fixing everything from water pumps to runways, the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron is consistently thinking outside the box, and leveraging everyday resources for atypical solutions.Perhaps even more-so during emergency situations.When two fuel tanks were jettisoned off an F-16C Fighting

  • Behind the scenes; AFREP maintains Wolf Pack readiness

    Maintenance Group Airmen across the Air Force keep thousands of complex weapons systems ready for any mission demand… anywhere, anytime. However, many of these MXG Airmen are behind-the-scenes technicians, and work on projects most people would never see.

  • AMMO: building bombs, new technicians

    Col. John Gallemore, 8th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Schaefer, 8th Fighter Wing command chief, sign the munition they prepared during an immersion tour with the 8th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, Sept. 30, 2021, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Members of the

  • USFK CSM visits, mentors the Wolf Pack

    Col. John Gallemore, 8th Fighter Wing commander, greets Command Sgt. Maj. Walter Tagalicud, CSM of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 19, 2021. Command Senior Enlisted Leaders from United Nations Command, Combined Forces

  • Back to school at Osan

    Wing leaders met with Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Osan Complex Schools faculty at Osan Middle High for a “Let’s Talk About It” town hall to discuss the start of the 2021-22 school year.To engage the Osan community, DoDEA educators took a short break from preparing lesson plans

  • Weather flight in the field

    First Lieutenant Jared Ohashi, 8th Operations Support Squadron weather officer, and Staff Sgt. Marc Veale, 8th OSS NCO in charge of weather operations, set up a TMQ-53 tactical automated weather station at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 29, 2021. Mobile weather capabilities ensure the Wolf

  • 8th SFS, MDG flex 24/7 emergency response

    Airmen assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing respond to mass casualty training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. During the training, first responders launched into action to assist volunteers with mock injuries and providing trauma care. These scenarios allow security forces and