• Starting the New Year right...being "Fit to Fight"

    A New Year brings new beginnings. People focus on New Years resolutions such as saving money, quitting smoking, losing weight and being physically fit. These are on the top on of many peoples list. For Airmen being "Fit to Fight" is a lifestyle. Regular exercise has been associated with health

  • Pride of the Pack: Technical Sergeant Catherine Lobbestael

    Technical Sgt. Catherine Lobbestael from the 8th Medical Operations Squadron was selected as the 8th Fighter Wing's Pride of the Pack for the week of Jan.11. Each week, the 8th Fighter Wing commander recognizes one member of the Wolf Pack by awarding them with a Pride of the Pack certificate for

  • History of the 80th Fighter Squadron

    The 80th Fighter Squadron was born in the rapid buildup of forces as the United States entered World War II, the Army Air Force stood up the unit as the 80th Pursuit Squadron on Jan. 6, 1942, less than a month after the Pearl Harbor attack. The 80th was activated four days later at Mitchell Field,

  • Gunsan leaders gain insight on 7th Air Force mission

    Civic leaders from Gunsan City received a firsthand look yesterday at how the United States and Republic of Korea Air Forces are working together to maintain peace and stability in the region. The 8th Fighter Wing hosted 15 leaders from the local community including Gunsan City Mayor Dong Shin Moon

  • Airman, Soldiers aid local beach in oil spill clean-up

    The smell of crude oil was still evident early Friday morning as 45 Airmen and Soldiers from the base joined more than 150 workers and other volunteers as they started another day of beach clean-up after the nation's worst oil spill that occurred almost one month ago at Mallipo Beach. According to

  • Operation Bolo …birth of the Wolf Pack

    Today we call the 8th Fighter Wing the "Wolf Pack," but the wing did not always have this nickname. The term "Wolf Pack" originally described German U-boats, which prowled the Atlantic during World War II. Later during the war, an American fighter unit adopted the Wolf Pack as its nickname. The