Kunsan Air Base News

Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Heather Otte

Senior Airman Tabatha Chapman — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:04:53 GMT

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather Otte, a native of Ventura, CA and the 8th Fighter Wing Judge Advocate noncommissioned officer in charge of civil law, was awarded the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack for the week of April 6-10 for her outstanding dedication to mission readiness, her ingenuity, and her commitment to building team morale.

SEAC 3 visits Wolf Pack

Senior Airman Tabatha Chapman — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:54:44 GMT

Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, 3rd Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman

Pride of the Pack: A1C Allison Hinkle

Staff Sgt. Cedrique Oldaker — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:03:27 GMT

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Allison Hinkle, a native of Cape Coral, Florida, and a 8th Communications Squadron radio technician, was awarded the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack for the week of March 30 – April 3 for the accelerated impact she has made at Kunsan as her first duty assignment from technical school.

Joint skies, stronger Forces: Wolf Pack, Marines and ROKAF elevate warfighting capability

Senior Airman Tabatha Chapman — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:45:09 GMT

Airman 1st Class Santiago Gonzales, 8th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control Facility

Joint forces hone RDR training at Kunsan AB

Senior Airman Tabatha Chapman — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:09:24 GMT

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Airmen assigned to the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Marines assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii and Sailors assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, Chinhae, Naval Base, Korea, honed their skills in joint-service Rapid Damage Repair training on March 23, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Albert Corona

Senior Airman Dylan Maher — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:33:00 GMT

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Albert Corona, a native of Los Angeles, California and 8th Operations Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of air traffic control training, was awarded the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack for the week of March 23 - 27 for managing a 42-member program for two facilities, establishing seven new tower position certification guides, refining 14 simulator scenarios and 1.6 thousand objectives on 555 tasks, closing a two-year discrepancy.

The Wolf Pack executes during Freedom Shield 26

Senior Airman Landon Gunsauls — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:01:00 GMT

The 8th Fighter Wing was generating combat airpower and preparing mission ready Airmen to defend the base, accept follow-on-forces and take the fight north during exercise Freedom Shield 26, March 9-19, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

Exercise BEVSENT 26-2: Wolf Pack reinforces ATSO capabilities

Senior Airman Tabatha Chapman — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:54:00 GMT

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — The 8th Fighter Wing sharpened combined readiness and enhanced its defensive posture while squadrons experienced 24-hour operations during exercise Beverley Sentinel 26-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 10-13, 2026.

Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Gabriela Gonzalez-Colon

Senior Airman Dylan Maher — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:43:00 GMT

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriela Gonzalez-Colon, a native of Patillas, Puerto Rico and 8th Force Support Squadron registered mail noncommissioned officer in charge, won the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack award for the week of Feb. 2–6, 2026, for expertly leading a team of six postal clerks in the meticulous review of 618 documents and facilitated a critical postal services migration for 206 Airmen supporting Super Squadron Phase Test II.

Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Kaselynn Baumbaugh

Senior Airman Dylan Maher — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:37:00 GMT

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kaselynn Baumbaugh, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina and 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron mental health technician noncommissioned officer in charge won the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack award for the week of Jan. 26–30, 2026, for ensuring psychological health and readiness across 21 units while delivering 1.1K appointments supporting 2.2K beneficiaries.

Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Jerica Batista

Senior Airman Dylan Maher — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:32:00 GMT

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerica Batista, a native of Queens, New York, and 8th Maintenance Squadron stockpile management crew chief, won the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack award for the week of Jan. 6–9, 2026, for coordinating and transporting vital munitions to support combat weapons training and Super Squadron Test Phase II.

Kunsan inspires ROKAF Academy cadets

Senior Airman Karissa Dick — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:08:00 GMT

Republic of Korea Air Force Academy cadets inspect an MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 431st

U.S. and ROK enhance joint defense operations during Beverley Sentinel 26-1

Senior Airman Landon Gunsauls — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:48:40 GMT

The U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing and Republic of Korea air force’s 38th Fighter Group came together during exercise Beverley Sentinel 26-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 2-4.

8th MDG trains and triages during Beverly Sentinel 26-1

Senior Airman Karissa Dick — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:47:53 GMT

An Airman from the 8th Medical Group triages simulated patients during the Beverly Sentinel 26-1

Stronger together: U.S., ROK forces unite during a joint exercise

Senior Airman Karissa Dick — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:24:05 GMT

An 8th Security Forces Squadron defender sits in a humvee at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea,

Kunsan celebrates Friendship Day

Senior Airman Karissa Dick — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:56:12 GMT

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Giovanni Sims, 8th Fighter Wing public affairs noncommissioned officer in

FF25-2 at Kunsan features MQ-9 Reaper support

Senior Airman Karissa Dick — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:41:47 GMT

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 49th Maintenance Squadron wait to inspect an MQ-9 Reaper operated by

Wolf Pack and ROKAF maintain incident response readiness

Senior Airman Karissa Dick — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 04:53:01 GMT

Republic of Korea air force firefighters and U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 8th Civil Engineer

Maintainers keep Wolf Pack fighters flying during FF 25-2

Senior Airman Karissa Dick — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:57:12 GMT

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Juan Rafael Mendoza, 35th Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew

621st ACS TOC-X supports joint training flight operations at Kunsan

Senior Airman Karissa Dick — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:02:16 GMT

The 621st Air Control Squadron deployed to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, from Oct. 23- Nov. 1, to support joint training operations with the Tactical Operations Center Expeditionary system.