• 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

  • A new Viper, ready to strike

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kristopher Struve assumed command of the 8th Operations Group during an assumption of command ceremony July 31, 2017. Col. David Shoemaker, 8th Fighter Wing commander, presided over the ceremony, and took the opportunity to welcome Struve as the new “Viper” and underscore the