Story by Senior Airman Karissa Dick | 8th Fighter Wing | 08.15.2025
Staff Sgt. Erik Ortiz, a native of San Antonio, Texas, and 8th Maintenance Group standardization lead crew chief, was awarded the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack for the week of Aug. 11-15 for his integral role in reestablishing Kunsan’s integrated combat turnaround program....
Story by Senior Airman James Johnson | 8th Fighter Wing | 07.29.2024
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Maintenance Group’s maintenance managers serve as a crucial link between flightline maintenance and operational units. Their primary responsibility is to manage the scheduling of maintenance and flying hours, ensuring that all aircraft are mission-ready and operational targets are met. Maintenance managers are constantly meeting with......
Story by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman | 8th Fighter Wing | 07.16.2024
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea--The 8th Maintenance Group conducted the 2024 2nd Quarter Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, July 12, 2024....
Story by 1st Lt. Brandon DeBlanc, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross and Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman | 8th Fighter Wing | 05.30.2024
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Col. Casey Crabill accepted command of the 8th Maintenance Group from Col. Bradley Altman during a change of command ceremony at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 30. Col. Matthew C. Gaetke, 8th Fighter Wing commander presided over the ceremony, commending Altman for his service to the Airmen of the 8th MXG and welcoming Crabill to the Wolf Pack....
Story by Senior Airman Karla Parra | 8th Fighter Wing | 05.01.2024
This year, the Wolf Pack recognized Yon Ok Song’s 40 years of service at Kunsan Air Base. As a maintenance system specialist, Song collects and analyzes sortie-related data to report findings, and provides recommendations for improvement up the chain of command to ensure operations run as efficiently as possible....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Emili Koonce | 8th Fighter Wing | 04.10.2024
Col. Bradley Altman, 8th Maintenance Group commander and Chief Master Sgt. Scott Bradbury, 8th MXG senior enlisted leader, recognized 34 Airmen who exemplified leadership, excellence, training expertise, professionalism and the ‘Fight Tonight’ ethos during the 8th MXG Maintenance Professional of the Year award ceremony April 5....
Story by Senior Airman Karla Parra | 8th Fighter Wing | 04.01.2024
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Airmen from the 8th Maintenance Group further diversified their knowledge and skill set of security and threat response during a week-long exercise, Beverly Sentinel 24-1, Mar. 25-29....
Story by Staff Sgt. Samuel Earick | 8th Fighter Wing | 11.03.2023
For maintainers, the Vigilant Defense 24 exercise started the moment they were recalled. Shortly after STARTEX, the flightline began to flood with Airmen as they start generating aircraft. Aircraft generation is not simply turning the engine on. It takes all specialties within the 8th Maintenance Group to ensure aircraft are safe, armed and ready for take-off at a moment's notice....
