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  • Fighter Squadrons take to the Skies

    The 36th and 25th Fighter Squadron takes off from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2022, prior to a simulated mortar attack during a training scenario. The training scenario assessed fighter squadrons and fighter generation squadrons’ ability to launch aircraft under realistic threat

  • 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

  • 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 FW jets return from Red Flag-Alaska 21-2

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 15, 2021. The last of the 8th Fighter Wing jets returned home after supporting a month-long multinational training at event Red Flag-Alaska 21-2, while practicing Agile Combat Employment tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • US, ROK go sky-high for friendship flight

    Col. John Gallemore, 8th Fighter Wing commander and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, and Republic of Korea Air Force Col. Do-Hyoung Kim, 38th Fighter Group commander and KF-16 pilot, fly together in formation over the Yellow Sea, June 29, 2021. Gallemore and Kim flew together, constituting the Seventh

  • Wolf Pack refuels, trains over Korea

    U.S Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 8th Fighter Wing receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus from the 931st Air Refueling Wing as they fly over the Republic of Korea, Oct. 23, 2020. The KC-46A Pegasus represents the beginning of a new era in aerial refueling, providing vital

  • 25th AMU blows away competition at 2019 Penn Fest

    The 8th Maintenance Group hosted the 2019 Penn Fest, Oct. 19, and brought together five aircraft maintenance units, and their respective aircraft, from across the Republic of Korea.This year, Penn Fest gave several AMUs the chance to see who had the best air force load crew in the ROK.

  • Wolf 46 returns as PACAF commander

    Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 18, for an in-depth look at the 8th Fighter Wing mission and to provide Wolf Pack Airmen insight into the future of PACAF.

  • We Go Together: USAF, ROKAF strengthen relationship with Buddy Wing

    If called upon to take the fight north, the Wolf Pack would not go it alone. As a part of a combined force, the U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces on the peninsula would need to execute combat operations as a singular and fluid force. Because of this, they practice together to remain proficient