TSP loads aircraft during PENORE

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KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  Weapons loaders from the 20th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed here from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., armed F-16 Fighting Falcons Jan. 31 during a Peninsula Operational Readiness Exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

PENOREs such as this one ensure Wolf Pack Airmen are capable of performing their duties in wartime conditions.

In addition to the more than two thousand permanently assigned Airmen here, the mission also relies on theater security packages from across the Air Force to complete its mission. The deployed TSP personnel augment the wing's Airmen and help them prepare to take the fight north.

These rotational packages effectively form the 8th FW's third fighter squadron, along with the Pack's permanent 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons.