Staff Sgt. Thomas O’Boyle (left) and Senior Airman Jareid Juarbe, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, attach a AIM-120 missile to an F-16 here Aug. 25. Members of load crews have to precisely and promptly load missiles for flight generation during exercise Beverly Midnight 10-03. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)
Senior Airman Jareid Juarbe, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, tightens the bolts of an AIM-120 missile to an F-16 here Aug 25. All bolts and screws must be properly secured so that when the AIM-120 missile is released it will function properly. Members of load crews have to precisely and promptly load missiles for flight generation during exercise Beverly Midnight 10-03. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)
Staff Sgt. Thomas O’Boyle, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares a missile for movement to an F-16 here Aug. 25. Sergeant O’Boyle is part of a three-man load crew in charge of loading weapons to aircraft before flight during exercise Beverly Midnight 10-03. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)
Weapons load crew members prepare to load an AIM-120 missile to an F-16 here Aug. 25, during exercise Beverly Midnight 10-03. Members of load crews have to precisely and promptly load missiles for flight generation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)
Weapons load crew members work together to load an AIM-120 missile to an F-16 here Aug. 25, during exercise Beverly Midnight 10-03. Members of load crews have to precisely and promptly load missiles for flight generation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)
Senior Airman Jareid Juarbe, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, tightens the fin of an AIM-120 missile here Aug. 25, during exercise Beverly Midnight 10-03. All fins on missiles have to be securely fastened so that they do not come off during flight and cause the missile to malfunction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)
8/25/2010 - KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members of the 8th Fighter Wing began exercising the Wolf Pack's three-part mission to defend the base, accept follow-on forces and take the fight north during Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Midnight 10-03 Aug. 25.
"At any given time, we can be called upon to defer and defend the Republic of Korea, and defeat the enemy," said Col. John Dolan, 8th Fighter Wing commander. "This exercise allows us to fine-tune our readiness, and ultimately it develops our Airmen."
During the exercise Airmen and Soldiers will demonstrate their ability to complete the mission in various combat environments and scenarios.
The first day of the exercise introduced scenarios throughout the Wing including non-combatant evacuation operations, medical response, base defense, aircraft weapons loading and aircraft generation.
"Regardless of exercise or real world, the members of the Wolf Pack are trained and ready to accomplish all parts of the wing's mission," said Colonel Dolan.
