• Kunsan Top III: Taking care of the 'Pride'

    The Kunsan Top III pulled out all the stops to show appreciation for their junior enlisted counterparts here by hosting a Junior Enlisted Appreciation Day May 21.These leaders recognized the efforts of their junior enlisted and wanted to do something special to repay them for their hard work and

  • Wolf Pack welcomes new commander

    The 8th Fighter Wing held a change of command ceremony here May 28. Col. John L. Dolan assumed command from Col. Robert P. Givens. Prior to assuming command of the 8th FW, Colonel Dolan served as the chief Senate legislation liaison with the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force headquartered in

  • Kunsan's newest master sergeants

    Forty 8th Fighter Wing technical sergeants learned of their selection for promotion to master sergeant when the list was publicly released by the Air Force May 27. The following is the list of Wolf Pack promotees: 8th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronBrothers, Lani R; Coll, Aaron D; Johnson, Gregory L;

  • Memorial Day: Remembering our heroes

    Airmen and their families who live and serve in the Pacific are surrounded by tangible reminders of the legacy of preceding generations. Our command's headquarters still bears the scars left by enemy weaponry during the attack on Hickam and Pearl Harbor that brought America into World War II. On

  • Kunsan kicks-off 101 Critical Days of Summer

    The periods between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend, May 28 to Sept. 7, is recognized by the Air Force as the 101 Critical Days of Summer. The reason for this is because during the summer season there is increased risk and more mishaps occurring, more than any other time of the year. The 8th

  • Wolf Pack produces 147 sorties in one day

    The 8th Fighter Wing tested its flying and maintenance operations during surge operations here May 17. Pilots from the 35th Fighter Squadron, "Panton," 80th Fighter Squadron "Juvats" along with the 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron "Samurais," deployed here from Misawa AB, Japan, flew together

  • Kunsan Headhunters led the way at Red Flag-Alaska

    The crewchief and pilot perform one last, all-encompassing inspection. Everything checks out. The weapons load crew members carefully yet quickly mount live Joint Direct Attack Munitions GBU-38s onto the F-16C Fighting Falcons. The crewchief directs the pilot out his hangar, snapping a salute as the

  • Flight doctors took on Red Flag-Alaska patients, mission

    From Airmen and Marines ammunition experts to the weapons loaders, crewchiefs, maintainers and pilots; to achieve the mission, they all have to be fit to fight. Three flight surgeons, affectionately known as flight docs, kept about 2,000 Airmen and Marines fit to fight during Red Flag-Alaska. During