A critical failure of an F-16’s navigation combined with a faulty backup system and poor weather conditions led to the $28 million jet’s crash in December off the coast of South Korea, according to an Air Force report released on Sept. 26.
An electrical power disruption wreaked havoc on an F-16's flight and navigation instruments, and poor weather meant the pilot had no other way of gaining his bearings, resulting in a fiery crash in South Korea last year that destroyed the $29 million aircraft, according to ...
A U.S. F-16 pilot safely ejected from the fighter after an in-flight emergency over South Korea’s southwestern coast on Jan. 31. The aircraft then crashed into the West Sea, marking the third USAF F-16 crash in the country within nine months.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter crashed off the coast of South Korea on Dec. 11. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and is in stable condition. This is the second crash of an F-16 assigned to Kunsan this year. On May 6, a jet ...
A nearly five month-long $22 million runway reconstruction project at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, wrapped up recently, clearing the way for the 8th Fighter Wing—known as the Wolf Pack—and its F-16s to return home Aug. 30.
Over the past few months, the Air Force has seen something of a surge in “elephant walks”—large numbers of aircraft lining the runway to showcase airpower and practice generating massive amounts of force in a short timeframe. But the latest one, at Osan Air Base, South Korea, ...
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter crashed near Osan Air Base, South Korea, over the weekend, with local media outlets publishing dramatic videos of the fiery wreck.
The U.S. and South Korea began another round of air drills April 17, just a few days after U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula, as the two countries follow through on their pledge to conduct more joint air exercises.
Four South Korean Air Force F-15s and four U.S. Air Force F-16s joined together in a show of force in response to North Korea's recent missile tests. The two air forces formed a combined attack squadron to strike the uninhabited South Korean island of Jikdo ...
Eighth Fighter Wing Commander Col. Chris B. Hammond and Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie J. Woods, the wing’s command chief, have created a multi-year plan to improve the state of on-base living at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, they told Air Force Magazine. “We're here for ...
The 8th Fighter Wing is repurposing elements of the “agile combat employment” concept to enhance its ability to defend Kunsan Air Base in South Korea, Wing Commander Col. Chris B. Hammond told Air Force Magazine on Oct. 7. Hammond said the wing’s new approach to ...
The 8th Fighter Wing is performing health and welfare checks at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, to help it identify and remedy mold and other moisture-related issues in its on-base housing, after a popular Facebook page published photos and video of affected dorms, wing spokesperson ...