• Buddy Squadron enhances USAF-ROKAF alliance

    For more than 20 years, the Republic of Korea Air Force – U.S. Air Force alliance has built trust and competency by participating in a joint training event that both nations benefit from annually.

  • 8th Fighter Wing performs critical maintenance, sustains lethality

    The 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, performed critical maintenance on an 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of an initiative to structurally repair dated parts on some of the aircraft and enhance the lethality of the Wolf Pack fleet.

  • Sustaining the Pack: 8 FW revitalizes base energy utilization

    The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron has launched its latest project to help Kunsan Air Base take its first steps in becoming more energy efficient and environmentally conscious by rolling out phase one of an infrastructure refresh plan with assistance from the Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC.)

  • 8 CES hones remote airfield damage assessment skills

    The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron is piloting a Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System program to streamline surveying airfield damage instead of sending personnel into potentially hazardous environments.

  • AFN to air mid-term election coverage

    American Forces Network (AFN) will air live coverage of the U.S. mid-term elections to give viewers here the opportunity to experience the national political conversation.

  • Resiliency-focused Wolf Pack University enhances 8th FW competence

    Over the past two years, a resiliency-focused program called Wolf Pack University has given Airmen at Kunsan Air Base the opportunity to exercise personal choices for overall growth with the support of frontline supervisors and higher leadership. Wolf Pack University is a collegiate-mirrored system

  • Kunsan EOD masters safe, precise detonations

    EOD members are trained to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosive threats all over the world. During the training, EOD detonated multiple charges similar to the ones used to blast open a locked door.

  • 8FW refines crisis response capabilities

    The 8th FW conducted training including answering queries from simulated media in response to a mock aircraft mishap to improve their response to civilian and local national news agencies and citizens in the event of an emergency.