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  • Rescue Task Force Teams assemble for RTE

    A Rescue Task Force Team responds to the scene of a routine training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 7, 2022. The RTF consists of first responders from the 8th Security Forces Squadron and 8th Civil Engineer Squadron. The 8th SFS and 8th CES combined forces to gain immediate

  • That's so Metal; Corrosion Wraps Fourth and Final Flash

    KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Mask up, sand, wipe, prime, top-coat, mask off, measure, stencil, mask up, paint, cure. Repeat. Four times. Four jets. In between non-stop operations over the course of 12 months.As of Jan. 24, the Airmen of the 8th Maintenance Squadron’s Aircraft Structural

  • Working together: Devils, Pantons rid flightline of snow

    The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operators, also known as the Dirt Boyz, trained and certified the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers to efficiently remove snow and ice, resulting in a mission-ready flightline.

  • MXS, CES cleanse simulated hazardous material

    A firefighter with the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron waits to respond during a simulated F-16 Fighting Falcon hydrazine leak at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 4, 2021. The firefighters and 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels systems specialists responded to the emergency training,

  • 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

  • 8th SFS conduct building clearing training

    Members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron broke into teams and cleared buildings on Kunsan Air Base with the objective of locating and apprehending a criminal role player. These trainings enhance the lethality and readiness of the 8th SFS.