• Pride of the Pack: Tech. Sgt. Eakin

    Tech. Sgt. Lacey Eakin, a native of Wimberley, Texas and 8th Fighter Wing Staff Judge Advocate Office noncommissioned officer in charge of military justice, won recognition as the Pride of the Pack during the week of July 28 - Aug. 1, 2025, for her work supporting six higher headquarters cases, 14

  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Mandeep Singh

    Staff Sgt. Mandeep Singh, a native of Queens, New York and 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron logistics operations section chief, was awarded the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack for the week of July 21-25 for filling a critical manning vacancy, managing contracts worth millions, and identifying

  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Alexandria Washington

    Staff Sgt. Alexandria Washington, a native of San Antonio, Texas and 8th Operations Support combat intelligence cell analyst, was awarded Pride of the Pack for the week of July 14-18 for her critical role during Red-Flag Alaska as the combat intelligence cell analyst non-commissioned officer in

  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Tyler Plourde

    Staff Sgt. Tyler Plourde, a native of Dover, Delaware and 8th Fighter Wing noncommissioned officer in charge of occupational safety, was awarded Pride of the Pack for the week of June 23–27, after spearheading critical safety improvements and addressing deficiencies that directly enabled safe

  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Wendy Updegrave

    Staff Sgt. Wendy Updegrave, a native of Whitehall, Pennsylvania and 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of the operational medicine cell, was awarded the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack for the week of June 9–13.

  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Shemuel Bowman

    Staff Sgt. Shemuel Bowman, a native of Kutztown, Pennsylvania and 8th Operations Group group training manager, was awarded the 8th FW’s ‘Pride of the Pack’ for the week of June 2–6.

  • Pride of the Pack: Capt. Lauren Olivieri

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Olivieri, 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron warrior medicine physician, was selected as the 8th Fighter Wing’s ‘Pride of the Pack for the week of Feb. 24-28.

  • Pride of the Pack: Senior Airman Marley Ito

    Senior Airman Marley Ito, 8th Operational Support Squadron targeting analyst, was selected as the 8th Fighter Wing’s ‘Pride of the Pack’ for the week of Feb. 10-14.Ito served as the 8th OSS target shop section chief during exercise Beverly Pack 25-1, creating 18 combat mission folders and directing

  • Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Kimberly Gracia

    Staff Sgt. Kimberly Gracia, 8th Health Care Operations Squadron diagnostics & therapeutics non-commissioned officer in charge, was awarded the 8th Fighter Wing’s ‘Pride of the Pack’ for the week of Dec. 16-20.Gracia took charge of multiple critical initiatives, enhancing the wing’s medical