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  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin (left), 7th Air Force vice commander, receives instructions from Staff Sgt. Jared Hepworth, 8th Security Forces Squadron member, during an immersion tour at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 12, 2019. Eaglin had the opportunity to sample some of the weaponry the 8th SFS uses to defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)

    7th AF vice commander visits Wolf Pack, interviews with PA

    Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, 7th Air Force vice commander, visited the 8th Fighter Wing for an orientation tour July 12. During his visit, he shared his thoughts with 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs.
  • Airman 1st Class Cornelis Mol, 8th Security Forces Squadron 2019 Advanced Combat Skills Assessment team member, trains on clearing and breaching buildings at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 3, 2019. The five-person team trained for a month prior to traveling to Andersen Air Base, Guam, for the weeklong competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Mendez)

    8th SFS takes first at PACAF competition

    A team of 8th Security Forces Squadron defenders took first place, during Pacific Air Forces’ Advanced Combat Skills Assessment competition at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 24 to 28. The 8th SFS team competed against 10 teams of PACAF’s top defenders. Over the week, the 11 teams competed in numerous events that challenged the defenders’ mental and physical fortitude including hand-to-hand combatives, marksmanship, range estimation, physical fitness, land navigation and building clearing tactics.
  • ilitary Working Dog Ooyvey was honored during a memorial service held June 19, 2019, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. MWD Ooyvey passed away June 6, 2019, surrounded by the 8th Security Forces Squadron MWD Section. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Mendez)

    Memorial service honors MWD Ooyvey

    Military Working Dog Ooyvey was honored during a memorial service held at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 19. MWD Ooyvey passed away June 6, 2019, surrounded by the 8th Security Forces Squadron MWD Section. Ooyvey was born Dec. 11, 2009, and raised in a foster home before entering active-duty service on July 18, 2011.
  • Col. Lawrence Sullivan, 8th Fighter Wing vice commander, and his wife, Maj. Teresa Sullivan, a public affairs officer at Headquarters Air Force Staff, pose for a picture October 2013, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Col. Sullivan is joining the 8th FW “Wolf Pack” after a tour at the Special Projects and Innovation Division, Pentagon, Arlington, Va. His tour at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, is the fifth time he has been stationed within Pacific Air Forces Command. (Courtesy Photo)

    Running with Wolf 2

    On Feb. 3, 2002, the New England Patriots defeated the heavily favored St. Louis Rams, 20-17, in Super Bowl XXXVI to take home their first-ever Super Bowl victory. The Patriots’ kicker, Adam Vinatieri, made a 48-yard field goal to win just as the clock hit zero. They shocked fans everywhere, including a young F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, 1st Lt. Lawrence Sullivan, who was watching his hometown team in a dorm at Osan Air Base.
  • Sexual misconduct is any unwelcomed behavior of a sexual nature committed without consent or by force. This is where sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual contact, consent, aggravated sexual assualt are categorized.

    Sexual Assault is Sexual Misconduct

    Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a mandatory “Wingman Day” facilitated by 8th Fighter Wing leaders. If you are familiar with mandatory training, that may have seemed like sarcasm; at least that’s what a few of my peers thought when I shared with them how impressed I was with the event. However, it is not. I believe every base should host a Wingman Day.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 80th Fighter Squadron “Juvats”, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, takes off at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 10, 2019. Red Flag Alaska gives Kunsan pilots the unique opportunity to train in U.S. airspace and improve interoperability with a number of allies while using live munitions at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    35th FS launches into Red Flag-Alaska 19-2

    RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2, a training exercise hosted at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, began June 6 and is scheduled to continue through June 21.
  • Korean Memorial Day is a national holiday dedicated to commemorating the lives of both men and women who died while in military service or during the independence movement.

    8 FW Leaders Honor Korean Memorial Day

    A local cemetery is displayed during the 64th Korean Memorial Day ceremony at a local cemetery in Gunsan City, Republic of Korea, June 6, 2019. Korean Memorial Day is a national holiday dedicated to commemorating the lives of both men and women who died while in military service or during the independence movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 5, 2019. The 80th FS was participating in Exercise Distant Frontier, a supplemental training event for units who arrived early for Exercise Red Flag-Alaska or stayed after Exercise Northern Edge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    Wolf Pack Airmen crush Distant Frontier, prep for Red Flag-Alaska

    Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing are no strangers to working around the clock to conduct flying operations. This remains to be true even when they are on temporary duty and participating in back-to-back exercises.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Tad Clark receives his first salute as the 8th Fighter Wing commander during a change of command ceremony at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 31, 2019. Clark is beginning his second tour at Kunsan; his first was from 2002 to 2003 as the 35th Fighter Squadron chief of life support and chief of safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Savannah L. Waters)

    Wolf Pack welcomes Wolf 59

    The Wolf Pack welcomed Col. Tad Clark as the new 8th Fighter Wing commander during a change of command ceremony at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 31.
  • The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Master Sgt. Renaldo Renee, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron maintenance support section chief, as one of the 10 Outstanding DLA Personnel of the Year. (Courtesy photo)

    8 LRS Master Sergeant receives top DLA award

    The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Master Sgt. Renaldo Renee, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron maintenance support section chief, as one of the 10 Outstanding DLA Personnel of the Year. Renee received the award as a technical sergeant for his work from Oct. 1, 2017, to Aug. 31, 2018, as a joint contingency acquisition support officer for the DLA in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Renee had already begun his one year short tour at Kunsan when the call for nominees went out.
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