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  • Group photo at Friendship Day

    2021 Friendship Day: U.S., R.O.K. unite through comradery, competition

    The U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing and the Republic of Korea Air Force’s 38th Fighter Group participated in the fifth annual Friendship Day at Kunsan Air Base, R.O.K., Oct. 29, 2021.
  • First responders participate in a remembrance ceremony.

    Remembering 20 Years: Kunsan honors 9/11 losses, legacy

    U.S. Air Force first responders, assigned to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, participate in the Wolf Pack’s 20 Year Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, here, Sept. 10, 2021. More than 100 defenders, medics, firefighters, Airmen and Soldiers took part in the ceremony, held to honor those who died due to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11,
  • USFK Historian speaks about Korean War

    USFK historian shares Korean history with Wolf Pack

    Kevin Rieders, U.S. Forces Korea historian, speaks during a professional development seminar at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 20, 2021. Rieders and Col. Michael Richard, 8th Fighter Wing vice commander, hosted the seminar to provide insight to the 8th Fighter Wing personnel on Kunsan’s involvement in the Korean War.

  • Brig. Gen. Robin Olds Birthday

    Brigadier General Robin Olds: the legend, the namesake, the original Wolf. Listen to what the legacy of one man means to the Airmen, and Commander, who ensures the Wolf Pack lives up to the expectations of our predecessors.
  • An F-4 Phantom 2 starts to taxi, both ground crew and pilots give a victory sign.

    HERITAGE: Wolf Pack remembers the F-4 Phantom

    During the Vietnam War, the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing flew the F-4 Phantom II, beginning its legacy as the "Wolf Pack." Although the 8th Fighter Wing no longer flies the Phantom, it's still in operation today, and the Wolf Pack still remembers its proud heritage.
  • A photo of an Airman holding an old photo from the 1960s.

    Wolf Pack pride through Heritage

    Throwback photos of Kunsan Air Base from 1960 to 1961.
  • A photo of an Airman running.

    Wolf Pack closes out POW/MIA week

    Staff Sgt. Joshua Wallace, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation craftsman, carries the POW/MIA flag during a run at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2020. Throughout the week, service members from Kunsan hosted a POW/MIA ruck march, a 24-hour vigil run and a closing ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya
  • Lt. Col. Nicholas Pulire, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, speaks with Lt. Gen. Scott Pleus, Seventh Air Force commander, about construction and dorm heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration during his integration with Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 29, 2020.

    Wolf 51 returns to the Pack

    Lt. Gen. Scott Pleus, Seventh Air Force commander, recently visited the Wolf Pack, but is no stranger to the instillation as he once severed as the 8th Fighter Wing’s Wolf 51.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christina Bagley, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific vocalist, sings for the Gunsan City’s Chamber of Commerce at the Dongwoo Concert Hall in Gunsan City, Republic of Korea, Sept. 26, 2019. The band played for over 200 chamber of commerce members with their families and perform for around 125,000 people every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Hetlage)

    PACAF Band hits all the right notes with ROK Tour

    The United States of America and the Republic of Korea established a historical friendship following the Korean War in 1953. One of the U.S. Air Force’s overseas regional bands visited the Republic of Korea to help reinforce that alliance.
  • Leaders from the 8th Fighter Wing and Republic of Korea Air Force’s 38th Fighter Group toast during a prisoners of war and missing in action memorial ceremony at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 20, 2019. There are currently more than 81,000 POW/MIAs, and over 70 percent of them are in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    Wolf Pack honors POW/MIA who are gone but not forgotten

    The 8th Fighter Wing came together to pay a special tribute to service members who are, and were, prisoners of war and missing in action during a week-long memorial from Sept. 16 to 20.
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  • Group photo at Friendship Day

    2021 Friendship Day: U.S., R.O.K. unite through comradery, competition

    The U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing and the Republic of Korea Air Force’s 38th Fighter Group participated in the fifth annual Friendship Day at Kunsan Air Base, R.O.K., Oct. 29, 2021.
  • First responders participate in a remembrance ceremony.

    Remembering 20 Years: Kunsan honors 9/11 losses, legacy

    U.S. Air Force first responders, assigned to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, participate in the Wolf Pack’s 20 Year Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, here, Sept. 10, 2021. More than 100 defenders, medics, firefighters, Airmen and Soldiers took part in the ceremony, held to honor those who died due to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11,
  • USFK Historian speaks about Korean War

    USFK historian shares Korean history with Wolf Pack

    Kevin Rieders, U.S. Forces Korea historian, speaks during a professional development seminar at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 20, 2021. Rieders and Col. Michael Richard, 8th Fighter Wing vice commander, hosted the seminar to provide insight to the 8th Fighter Wing personnel on Kunsan’s involvement in the Korean War.

  • Brig. Gen. Robin Olds Birthday

    Brigadier General Robin Olds: the legend, the namesake, the original Wolf. Listen to what the legacy of one man means to the Airmen, and Commander, who ensures the Wolf Pack lives up to the expectations of our predecessors.
  • An F-4 Phantom 2 starts to taxi, both ground crew and pilots give a victory sign.

    HERITAGE: Wolf Pack remembers the F-4 Phantom

    During the Vietnam War, the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing flew the F-4 Phantom II, beginning its legacy as the "Wolf Pack." Although the 8th Fighter Wing no longer flies the Phantom, it's still in operation today, and the Wolf Pack still remembers its proud heritage.
  • A photo of an Airman holding an old photo from the 1960s.

    Wolf Pack pride through Heritage

    Throwback photos of Kunsan Air Base from 1960 to 1961.
  • A photo of an Airman running.

    Wolf Pack closes out POW/MIA week

    Staff Sgt. Joshua Wallace, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation craftsman, carries the POW/MIA flag during a run at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2020. Throughout the week, service members from Kunsan hosted a POW/MIA ruck march, a 24-hour vigil run and a closing ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya
  • Lt. Col. Nicholas Pulire, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, speaks with Lt. Gen. Scott Pleus, Seventh Air Force commander, about construction and dorm heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration during his integration with Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 29, 2020.

    Wolf 51 returns to the Pack

    Lt. Gen. Scott Pleus, Seventh Air Force commander, recently visited the Wolf Pack, but is no stranger to the instillation as he once severed as the 8th Fighter Wing’s Wolf 51.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christina Bagley, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific vocalist, sings for the Gunsan City’s Chamber of Commerce at the Dongwoo Concert Hall in Gunsan City, Republic of Korea, Sept. 26, 2019. The band played for over 200 chamber of commerce members with their families and perform for around 125,000 people every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Hetlage)

    PACAF Band hits all the right notes with ROK Tour

    The United States of America and the Republic of Korea established a historical friendship following the Korean War in 1953. One of the U.S. Air Force’s overseas regional bands visited the Republic of Korea to help reinforce that alliance.
  • Leaders from the 8th Fighter Wing and Republic of Korea Air Force’s 38th Fighter Group toast during a prisoners of war and missing in action memorial ceremony at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 20, 2019. There are currently more than 81,000 POW/MIAs, and over 70 percent of them are in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    Wolf Pack honors POW/MIA who are gone but not forgotten

    The 8th Fighter Wing came together to pay a special tribute to service members who are, and were, prisoners of war and missing in action during a week-long memorial from Sept. 16 to 20.
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