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Battle tested history making legendary 

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few units in the United States Air 

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Force are as distinctive or as 

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recognizable as the eighth Fighter Wing . 

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The Wolf pack from inception , the wolf 

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pack has been critical to safeguarding 

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the peace and prosperity of the Indo 

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Pacific region . No unit's history is 

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as storied established in August of 

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1948 and tasked to provide air defense 

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for the Japanese islands . The wolf 

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pack answered the nation's call to 

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defend a new ally . In 1950 the eight 

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th provided air support for the 

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evacuation of Americans on the Korean 

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Peninsula and emerged from battle with 

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the first aerial victory of the Korean 

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war joining in the fight in Vietnam in 

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1965 they flew more than 15,000 combat 

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missions . Wolves and sheep's clothing 

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that scored an air force high of 38.5 m 

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kills . They produced the Air force's 

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first two jet aces . Legends of leaders 

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like Robins , the wolfpack nickname was 

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not given , it was earned a legacy 

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cemented by a record of excellence 

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today that legacy lives on as the men 

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and women of the eighth Fighter Wing 

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continue to provide a powerful presence 

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their readiness critical to maintaining 

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peace and underwriting freedom on the 

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Korean Peninsula as the pack proved 

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ready . Then 75 years later , it is 

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ready . Now , while we hope the call 

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never comes , the wolf pack is always 

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ready . Always watching . So may God 

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have mercy on the wolfpack's pray .