• Wingmen, Maintainers keep Fighting Falcons flying

    Senior Airmen Ian Njoroge and Chase Peace, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics technicians, troubleshoot the fire control radar on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 5, 2021. Avionics technicians are responsible for maintaining and repairing highly sophisticated

  • Former safety chief talks teamwork, reflects on tour with Wolf Pack

    While most Wolf Pack pilots are assigned directly to one of the wing’s two fighter squadrons, some pilots are called upon to fill various leadership roles across the wing.Such was the case for Maj. Houston “Meat” Pye, an F-16 pilot and the former 8th Fighter Wing chief of safety. Pye’s year with the

  • 80th AMU conducts flight inspections

    Airman 1st Class Tyler Miller, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 20, 2020. The exterior and interior of the aircraft are examined to ensure that everything is operating properly before and after flying missions.