• Stockings of joy from home

    Stockings full of anything from games, to candy and to, in some cases, the necessities of life were delivered to the dorm rooms of Wolf Pack servicemembers here Dec. 24."The stockings were a gift from the city of Lubbock, Texas," said Capt. Monica Wu, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron asset management

  • Kunsan CSA chosen to join AF Thunderbirds

    Staff Sgt. Travis Kennison, 8th Communications Squadron client systems assistant NCO in charge, was recently named one of the newest members on the Air Force's premier aerobatic demonstration team, the Thunderbirds.Chosen for his expertise and knowledge on computer systems and virtual private

  • Delivering a piece of home for the holidays

    Airmen at the Kunsan Post Office here continue to receive and separate holiday mail faster than Santa's workshop can make toys. While Saint Nick's work may end on Christmas day, the whirlwind of holiday mail arriving at the Kunsan Post Office won't let up until mid-January according to the base post

  • From falcon to foe, weapons hits the mark

    As with the overall maintenance of the aircraft, there are other sections at Kunsan responsible for ensuring the Wolf Pack can indeed take the fight north when called upon.One such section of the 8th Maintenance Group is the weapons standardizations section. For those unfamiliar with the WSS, these

  • Kunsan dreams of white Christmas

    While the weather outside was "frightful," Kunsan's annual tree lighting ceremony Dec. 16 was very "delightful" for the men and women of the 8th Fighter Wing. With the first significant snow fall of the season, the Wolf Pack gathered to give thanks and reflect on the blessings of the year before

  • Gunsan's orchestra brings holiday cheer to Air Force neighbors

    The Gunsan Philharmonic Orchestra brought holiday cheer to Kunsan's Wolf Pack in the form of a U.S.-Korea Friendship Concert at the base theater here Dec. 14.The various musical compositions ranged from "The First Noel" to "A Christmas Song" to "Jingle Bells" and entertained an audience which nearly

  • Properly trained maintainers put jets in air

    There are many flights in the 8th Maintenance Group, however, there only a few within the group where their job or role is that of ensuring full compliance with training and inspection standards established by the Air Force.Three such flights, two assigned to the 8th Maintenance Operations Squadron

  • Wolf Pack celebrates Christmas with local elderly home

    Nearly 30 Wolf Pack members enjoyed a Christmas gathering with their neighbors and friends from the Heart of Jesus Senior Care elderly home near Damyang here Dec. 10.The senior center was host to many smiles, cake, joint decorating and singing classic Christmas carols.The group visits with these

  • Patriot missile lead pays Wolf Pack Soldiers a visit

    The Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion of the 1st Air Defense Artillery provides Kunsan Air Base with a continued strategic deterrence with their Patriot missiles. The unit is assigned to the 35th Air Defense Artillery or "Dragon Brigade".Since 1994 and the first Korean nuclear crisis, U.S. Army Patriots

  • Kunsan safety works to protect birds big and small

    It was U.S. Air Force Academy graduate Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, who successfully landed Flight 1549 onto New York's Hudson River after being struck by a flock of birds in 2009, saving all passengers on board.Referred to as "bird strikes," the Air Force works to reduce such wildlife