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  • U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Clay West, air liaison officer from the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Stewart, Georgia, uses a pair of binoculars to pinpoint a potential target during joint terminal attack controller training Sept. 12, 2018 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The JTAC training integrated real world joint fire observers into a scenario with three-way communication maintained throughout the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Savannah L. Waters)

    Wolf Pack, U.S. Army Special Forces conduct CAS training

    U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists and U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers worked in conjunction with the 80th Fighter Squadron "Juvats", to train on the basics of calling in emergency close air support (ECAS), and communicating with pilots in real-time to neutralize simulated targets.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rebecca Garcia (left), and Airman 1st Class Alexander Avenido (right), 8th Civil Engineering Squadron assistant engineering technicians, inspect an Aeryon SkyRanger drone prior to the Air Force’s first-ever operational rapid airfield damage assessment at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 13, 2018. This innovative survey method gives both the engineers and base leadership the capability to have a clear over-head view, rewind and zoom in or out to view the airfield during assessments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Levi Rowse)

    Kunsan AB launches USAF’s first-ever RADAS test flight

    Kunsan is getting ahead of the curve when it comes to innovation and executing new ideas that improve the way the Air Force trains and fights.
  • Library books donated by Kunsan’s Rosenblum Memorial Library during a base wide Back to School Drive awaits packing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2018. The library donated more than 400 books and Airmen from across the base donated over 5,000 dollars in school supplies for local schools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Savannah L. Waters)

    Kunsan AB donates supplies to local schools

    Airmen from the 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron sort through donations collected during a Back to School Drive at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2018. The base wide drive received more than 400 books and over 5,000 dollars in school supplies for local schools.
  • The 8th Fighter Wing launched its Air Force Assistance Fund campaign March 26, and AFAF officials recently announced the results of the donations. The 8th Fighter Wing collectively raised a total of $41,975.81, surpassing the wing’s overall goal of $37,174 by 113 percent.

    Kunsan crushes 2018 AFAF campaign goal

    The 8th Fighter Wing launched its Air Force Assistance Fund campaign March 26, and AFAF officials recently announced the results of the donations.The 8th Fighter Wing collectively raised a total of $41,975.81, surpassing the wing’s overall goal of $37,174 by 113 percent.The AFAF focuses on four charities: the Air Force Aid Society, the General and
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, briefs 8th Fighter Wing “Wolf Pack” Airmen during an all-call at Kunsan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea, Aug. 29, 2018. Brown had the opportunity to talk directly to 8th Fighter Wing Airmen about his priorities for the Indo-Pacific region and to relate personal experiences from his time as a previous pilot and wing commander at Kunsan AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    Wolf 46 returns to Kunsan as COMPACAF

    Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander (COMPACAF) and former 8th Fighter Wing commander, visited Kunsan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea, as part of an Indo-Pacific region immersion tour, Aug. 29, 2018.
  • Members of the 8th Fighter Wing watch the Air Force Memorial name unveiling ceremony for Master Sgt. John Chapman held in Arlington, VA, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 27, 2018. MSgt. Chapman was a combat controller from the 24th Special Tactics Squadron who was killed in action on March 4, 2002 during the battle of Takur Ghar, otherwise known as Robert’s Ridge. Chapman is now the first special tactics Airman to receive the Medal of Honor, as well as the first Airman to receive the nation’s highest award since the Vietnam War.

    Wolf Pack views the Master Sgt. Chapman name unveiling ceremony

    Members of the 8th Fighter Wing watch the Air Force Memorial name unveiling ceremony for Master Sgt. John Chapman held in Arlington, VA, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 27, 2018.
  • Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, receives the guideon from Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, as he assumes command and becomes the Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/ Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command/Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command/7th AF, Pacific Air Forces, Osan AB, Republic of Korea (U.S. Photo by Senior Airman Savannah L. Waters)

    7 AF receives new commander during historic times

    Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, presided over the Seventh Air Force change of command ceremony today in which Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson relinquished command to Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.
  • An 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 80th Fighter Squadron “Juvats” awaits final storage procedures in its hardened aircraft shelter in anticipation Typhoon Soulik Aug. 22, 2018 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The 8th Fighter Wing is conducting extensive preparation for Soulik, which is the first typhoon to directly impact the Korean Peninsula in 6 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TYPHOON SOULIK RELEASE NO. 180822-01

    The 8th Fighter Wing activated the Emergency Operations Center in response to the imminent arrival of Typhoon Soulik today, 22 Aug.
  • An 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 80th Fighter Squadron “Juvats” awaits final storage procedures in its hardened aircraft shelter in anticipation Typhoon Soulik Aug. 22, 2018 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The 8th Fighter Wing is conducting extensive preparation for Soulik, which is the first typhoon to directly impact the Korean Peninsula in 6 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    The Wolf Pack prepares for Typhoon Soulik

    Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing cleaned-up loose items, filled sand bags, and took other preparatory actions as Typhoon Soulik approaches the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photos by 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)
  • A pair of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, fly over the Northern Territory, Australia, while receiving air-to-air refueling from a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft during Exercise Pitch Black 2018, Aug. 7, 2018. This training focuses on exercising international forces in the planning and execution of large-scale offensive, counter-air and counter-land operations in a coalition environment against a capable adversary force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Savannah L. Waters)

    USAF improves interoperability, strengthens Indo-Pacific partnerships

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, concluded their participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 (PBK18) Aug. 17, following three weeks of training events conducted in Northern Territory, Australia.
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