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  • Delivering a piece of home for the holidays

    Airmen at the Kunsan Post Office here continue to receive and separate holiday mail faster than Santa's workshop can make toys. While Saint Nick's work may end on Christmas day, the whirlwind of holiday mail arriving at the Kunsan Post Office won't let up until mid-January according to the base post

  • From falcon to foe, weapons hits the mark

    As with the overall maintenance of the aircraft, there are other sections at Kunsan responsible for ensuring the Wolf Pack can indeed take the fight north when called upon.One such section of the 8th Maintenance Group is the weapons standardizations section. For those unfamiliar with the WSS, these

  • Kunsan dreams of white Christmas

    While the weather outside was "frightful," Kunsan's annual tree lighting ceremony Dec. 16 was very "delightful" for the men and women of the 8th Fighter Wing. With the first significant snow fall of the season, the Wolf Pack gathered to give thanks and reflect on the blessings of the year before

  • Gunsan's orchestra brings holiday cheer to Air Force neighbors

    The Gunsan Philharmonic Orchestra brought holiday cheer to Kunsan's Wolf Pack in the form of a U.S.-Korea Friendship Concert at the base theater here Dec. 14.The various musical compositions ranged from "The First Noel" to "A Christmas Song" to "Jingle Bells" and entertained an audience which nearly

  • The overseas overseers: Yokota's incident commanders

    When an incident occurs on a base, such as an active shooter situation or major vehicle accident, many different organizations come together to resolve the situation. The person in charge of these operations on the scene is the incident commander.As incident commander, they oversee and direct

  • George Lucas film, Red Tails, premieres to Alaska Air Force Reserve audience

    A select group of Reserve Airmen and Anchorage citizens were treated to an advanced screening of the new George Lucas film, Red Tails, about the famed Tuskegee Airmen at the Tikhatnu movie theater in Anchorage Dec. 15. The screening was offered to members of the 477th Fighter group because its

  • Deputy SECDEF releases memo to employees on possible government shutdown

    The Department of Defense could be affected by a possible government shutdown if an omnibus appropriations bill is not approved before the current appropriation expires Dec. 16 at midnight, wrote Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter in a memorandum Dec. 14.In the memo, which was addressed to

  • Alaska National Guard brings Operation Santa Claus to Wales

    Santa, Mrs. Claus and 35 helpers brought Operation Santa Claus and holiday cheer on an Alaska National Guard C-130 to the small, remote Alaska village of Wales Dec. 9. The Alaska Air National Guard C-130 landed on the village's airstrip and was warmly greeted by community members on snowmachines.

  • Properly trained maintainers put jets in air

    There are many flights in the 8th Maintenance Group, however, there only a few within the group where their job or role is that of ensuring full compliance with training and inspection standards established by the Air Force.Three such flights, two assigned to the 8th Maintenance Operations Squadron

  • Wolf Pack celebrates Christmas with local elderly home

    Nearly 30 Wolf Pack members enjoyed a Christmas gathering with their neighbors and friends from the Heart of Jesus Senior Care elderly home near Damyang here Dec. 10.The senior center was host to many smiles, cake, joint decorating and singing classic Christmas carols.The group visits with these