Fighting Falcons take to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron takes flight over Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 80th and 35th Fighter Squadrons, both assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, were the first overseas units to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

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Fighting Falcons take to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron lifts off of the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 35th FS moved to Kunsan AB in 1952 as an F-4 Phantom unit, and later received F-16s in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

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Fighting Falcons take to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 80th Fighter Squadron takes flight over Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 80th and 35th Fighter Squadrons, both assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, were the first overseas units to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

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Fighting Falcons take to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron lifts off of the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 80th and 35th Fighter Squadrons, both assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, were the first overseas units to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

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Fighting Falcons take to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron takes off on the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 35th FS moved to Kunsan AB in 1952 as an F-4 Phantom unit, and later received F-16s in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

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Fighting Falcons take to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The F-16 has been the primary weapons system executing training missions out of Kunsan AB since September 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

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Fighting Falcons take to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron takes off on the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 35th FS moved to Kunsan AB in 1952 as an F-4 Phantom unit, and later received F-16s in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

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Fighting Falcons take to the skies

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 80th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 80th and 35th Fighter Squadrons, both assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, were the first overseas units to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)

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Fighting Falcons take to the skies

Published July 28, 2021
By Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron takes flight over Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 80th and 35th Fighter Squadrons, both assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, were the first overseas units to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Adkins)