• MXS, CES cleanse simulated hazardous material

    A firefighter with the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron waits to respond during a simulated F-16 Fighting Falcon hydrazine leak at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 4, 2021. The firefighters and 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels systems specialists responded to the emergency training,

  • Juvat Portaits: Living life like it’s Golden

    Airman 1st Class Issac Carrillo, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team member, smiles during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 3, 2021. Kunsan maintenance specialists, crew chiefs and load crew members, simultaneously perform final inspections on an F-16 Fighting

  • Skaters bring community, kickflips to Wolf Pack

    Service members frequently consider one another brothers and sisters in arms when they share blood, sweat and tears in service to their country. Coincidentally, those same sacrifices are made at the skatepark of Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The park has brought U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air

  • AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • CGOs suit up, learn fire safety with Fire Dawgs

    8th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters carry a water hose during live-fire training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sep. 23, 2021. In honor of Fire Prevention Week, the firefighters hosted a day for 8th Fighter Wing company-grade officers to learn more about the firefighters’ day-to-day

  • Remembering 20 Years: Kunsan honors 9/11 losses, legacy

    U.S. Air Force first responders, assigned to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, participate in the Wolf Pack’s 20 Year Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, here, Sept. 10, 2021. More than 100 defenders, medics, firefighters, Airmen and Soldiers took part in the ceremony, held to honor those who

  • 8th FW employs collaboration, innovation for jettisoned recovery

    Tasked with fixing everything from water pumps to runways, the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron is consistently thinking outside the box, and leveraging everyday resources for atypical solutions.Perhaps even more-so during emergency situations.When two fuel tanks were jettisoned off an F-16C Fighting

  • Behind the scenes; AFREP maintains Wolf Pack readiness

    Maintenance Group Airmen across the Air Force keep thousands of complex weapons systems ready for any mission demand… anywhere, anytime. However, many of these MXG Airmen are behind-the-scenes technicians, and work on projects most people would never see.

  • AMMO: building bombs, new technicians

    Col. John Gallemore, 8th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Schaefer, 8th Fighter Wing command chief, sign the munition they prepared during an immersion tour with the 8th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight, Sept. 30, 2021, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Members of the