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  • Kunsan Airmen visit local hospital, share knowledge

    The 8th Medical Group's leadership team visited Wonkwang University Hospital in Iksan, Republic of Korea here recently to share capabilities and continue a long-standing tradition designed to develop lasting professional and personal relationships with their Korean counterparts. Kunsan's medics met

  • Training location helps unit prepare for Afghanistan

    Soldiers from A Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Calvary Regiment, skirted through the mountains looking for enemy activity. Their mission was to infiltrate and then conduct a dismounted movement through the hills for approximately 5,200 meters to establish a series of observation posts. From

  • Kunsan runs 24-hours in recognition of POW/MIA

    Kunsan Airmen and Soldiers participated in a warrior run here Sept. 16 in recognition of POW/MIA day carrying the POW/MIA flag for 24 hours.In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September. It honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are

  • USAF, ROKAF participate in bilateral SERE training

    U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape instructors met with Republic of Korea Air Force SERE instructors at their Intelligence Training Center here Sept. 15. The purpose of the meeting was to map out the events of the day and to perform their jumps together. ROKAF invited the U.S.

  • Pacific Angel dentists: improving smiles one extraction at a time

    "Doctor the patient said, she has had unbearable tooth pain for a month now can you help?" said an Operation Pacific Angel 11-2 translator.U.S. Air Force Capt. Frances Becker, dentist and his assistant U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Glass both from Misawa Air Base, Japan. They arrived here to

  • Kunsan Chiefs prevail in 14-7 win against Eagles

    In a highly anticipated softball rematch, Kunsan's chiefs squared up against their rival, the eagles, managing a 14-7 win here Sept. 17.Grabbing a hold of their last win, the chiefs once again showed the eagles, comprised of squadron, group and wing commanders, what it takes to win a softball

  • Fight Gone Bad 6: Giving back to those who gave everything

    3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Go!Pull!Keep your weight in your heels! Drive that bar up!Squat lower!I can't tell you how many times I shouted those words Sept. 17 during Shogun CrossFit's Fight Gone Bad 6 Fundraiser. Over the past two months I've had the privilege of running the new CrossFit gym within the