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  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 21-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2021. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise designed to provide U.S. and allied forces realistic air combat training for which enhances joint and bilateral interoperability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

    F-16s soar during Red Flag-Alaska 21-2

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 21-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2021. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise designed to provide U.S. and allied forces realistic air combat training for which enhances joint and bilateral interoperability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force
  • Airmen prepare a jet for flight.

    Wolf Pack leaves for Red Flag 21-2

    Senior Airman Caitlyn Reid, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, and 1st Lt. Christian Funk, 80th Fighter Squadron pilot, prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon for flight at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 22, 2021. The 80th FS and 80th AMU flew to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to participate in Red Flag Alaska 21-2. (U.S. Air Force photo
  • Maj. Douglas "Bane" Jenkins, 8th Fighter Wing Advanced Programs Office program manager, and Maj. Chris "Tuco" Harrison, 8th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations and chief of standards and evaluations, pose for a photo in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 17, 2021. Harrison and Jenkins attended Tuskegee University together and are now both assigned to the same unit at the Wolf Pack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

    Brothers for life: ROTC cadets to Juvat pilots

    If you’re walking around the Wolf Pack, you might just bump into Maj. Chris “Tuco” Harrison and Maj. Douglas “Bane” Jenkins hanging out together after work.At first glance, you can tell they are close friends, but their friendship goes way back, before their time at Kunsan.It was the year 2006, when freshmen Chris Harrison and Douglas Jenkins began
  • Married pilots embrace each other after a flight.

    Making sacrifices, sticking together

    When a family consists of more than one service member, life can be challenging. For Capts. Maggie and Tom Nicklas, former 35th and 80th Fighter Squadron pilots, their short-tour at Kunsan AB meant they would finally live together.
  • A photo of a fighter jet taking off.

    Dusk 'til dawn, Wolf Pack keeps on

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron, takes off from the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 26, 2020. The 80th FS stands ready to conduct counter-air, air interdiction, close air support and forward air controller missions in both day and night conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M.
  • A Republic of Korea KF-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 38th Fighter Group flies overhead during a training flight at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 27, 2019. The 38th Fighter Group trains with the 8th Fighter Wing, 80th Fighter Squadron and 35th FS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    Wolf Pack trains, maintaining combat readiness

    The 8th Fighter Wing conducted routine training to maintain combat readiness at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26 - Aug. 30.
  • Members of the 8th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight from the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons pose for a photo at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2019. The 8th OSS AFE flight is split up in two different fighter squadrons, but will work together when manning is low due to TDYs or deployments to keep the mission going. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    35th, 80th AFE combine experience, grow in excellence

    In most locations, the different sections that fall under an Operations Support Squadron work together under the same roof. However, the 8th OSS is not your average squadron.
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander (right), speaks with Senior Master Sgt. Eric Bennett (middle), 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent, and Capt. Donovan Ricks (left), 80th AMU officer in charge, during Exercise Pitch Black 2018, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 13, 2018. Brown, who started his career at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, visited with participating Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Savannah Waters)

    COMPACAF visits Exercise Pitch Black 2018

    U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, received an orientation of Exercise Pitch Black 18 and visited with participating U.S. Airmen here Aug. 13, 2018. Exercise Pitch Black 2018 is a Royal Australian Air Force-hosted (RAAF) biennial multinational large force employment exercise. This year’s event, the largest since its inception, involves 16 nations, 140 aircraft and more than 4,000 personnel – approximately 150 of which call the 8th Fighter Wing “Wolf Pack” from Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, their home.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Horne and Senior Airman Isiah Bishop, 80th Fighter Squadron crew chiefs, change a left main-tire Jan. 10, 2018, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The crew chiefs and maintainers who work on swing shift to keep the 80th Fighter Squadron mission ready have a saying that reminds them no matter the weather condition, they have a job to do, and they'll “do it better than you." (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colby L. Hardin)

    80th FS crew chiefs continue the mission

    The crew chiefs and maintainers who work on swing shift to keep the 80th Fighter Squadron mission ready have a saying that reminds them no matter the weather condition, they have a job to do, and they'll do it "better than you."
  • U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing and 115th Fighter Wing with Republic of Korea Air Force pilots assigned to the 38th Fighter Group wait to takeoff at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 30, 2017. The pilots carried out a “Friendship Flight” mission, continuing a long partnership of mutually strengthening cross-cultural communications and mission capabilities, ultimately enabling a better posture to execute the combat mission of “Take the Fight North” if called upon to do so. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Taylor

    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 in their deadly mission, should they ever be called
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