8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing and Republic of Korea 38th Fighter Group service members prepare for a foreign object debris inspection at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 29, 2023. Flightline operations were suspended in early April to facilitate runway repairs necessary for Kunsan to continue projecting combat airpower in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)

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8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing members and Republic of Korea Air Force 38th Fighter Group members conduct a joint foreign object debris walk, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, 29 Aug. 2023. This FOD walk was the last step before the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons could redeploy to Kunsan AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Earick)

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8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Ryckoff, 8th Operations Support Squadron non-commissioned officer, holds a trash bag for Airman 1st Class Kyle Lee, 38th Fighter Group translator, during a foreign object debris inspection at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 29, 2023. Foreign object debris inspections, or FOD walks, are conducted on the flightline to identify and dispose of any debris that would cause damage to any aircraft or impede flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)

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8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing and Republic of Korea 38th Fighter Group service members collect debris at the flightline in preparation for the return of F-16s and KF-16 Fighting Falcons at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 29, 2023. Routine foreign object debris inspections, or FOD walks, are essential to providing combat-ready forces, preventing damage to an aircraft, and ensuring safe and effective mission execution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)

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8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

Master Sgt. Michael Villamor, right, 8th Operations Support Squadron assistant chief controller, and Senior Airman Francisco Reza, 8th OSS air traffic control trainer, collect debris off the flightline in preparation for the return of F-16s and KF-16 Fighting Falcons at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 29, 2023. The closure of the runway in April allowed for repairs, safeguarding 2 billion dollars worth of assets and future flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)

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8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy B. Murphy, left, 8th Fighter Wing commander, and Republic of Korea Air Force Col. Choong-Won Oh, 38th Fighter group commander, discuss operations during a joint foreign object debris walk, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, 29 Aug. 2023. With the completion of the airfield renovation, the 8th FW and 38th FG will conduct operations from Kunsan AB for the first time since April 2023.

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8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jermaine Hairston, right, 8th Medical Group technician, conducts a foreign object debris walk alongside the Republic of Korea Air Force 38th Fighter Group, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, 29 Aug. 2023. The two groups worked together to ensure that the flightline was prepared for the return of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Earick)

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8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing members and Republic of Korea Air Force 38th Fighter Group members gather for a group photo during foreign object debris walk, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, 29 Aug. 2023. More than 1,500 slabs of concrete were replaced during the four-month construction to renovate the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Earick)

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8th Fighter Wing conducts combined FOD Walk to welcome F-16s home

Published Aug. 29, 2023
By Senior Airman Karla Parra

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing and Republic of Korea 38th Fighter Group service members prepare for a foreign object debris inspection at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 29, 2023. Flightline operations were suspended in early April to facilitate runway repairs necessary for Kunsan to continue projecting combat airpower in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)