Photo By Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert | U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Vincent Brown, 80th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crewmember, inspects a guided-bomb unit-31 (GBU-31) at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 2, 2022. A GBU-31 is a type of Joint Direct Attack Munition with a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert) see less
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KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Operations Group and the 8th Maintenance Group conducted surge operations as a part of the VIGILANT STORM 23 combined flying training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, October 31-November 5, 2022. Both the 80th and 35th Fighter Squadrons took to the skies over the ROK, conducting more than 335 flight-hours as a part of the pre-planned annual event.
VIGILANT STORM 23 is a part of an annual, continuous training schedule and was designed to enhance the combat readiness and survivability of US-ROK forces to further strengthen the Alliance. Surge operations during the training event maximized command and control capabilities and processes for the F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons, and ensured forces have the skills necessary to execute their Fight Tonight mission.
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