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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Tech Sgt. Phillip Suchicital, a 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron end of runway NCO in charge, marshals in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, during Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 6, 2015. BM 15-2 tested Airmen on their ability to survive and operate while under the stress of simulated wartime activities, all while ensuring aircraft generate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)Tech Sgt. Phillip Suchicital, a 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron end of runway NCO in charge, marshals in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, during Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 6, 2015. BM 15-2 tested Airmen on their ability to survive and operate while under the stress of simulated wartime activities, all while ensuring aircraft generate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)
                
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        An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, touches down on the runway at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Feb. 15, 2015. The jets, along with more than 200 Airmen, are temporarily stationed at Kunsan for three to four months as part of a rotational Theater Security Package. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, touches down on the runway at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Feb. 15, 2015. The jets, along with more than 200 Airmen, are temporarily stationed at Kunsan for three to four months as part of a rotational Theater Security Package. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)
                
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        An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, taxis on the runway at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 6, 2015. The jets, along with more than 200 Airmen, are temporarily stationed at Kunsan for three to four months as part of a rotational Theater Security Package. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, taxis on the runway at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 6, 2015. The jets, along with more than 200 Airmen, are temporarily stationed at Kunsan for three to four months as part of a rotational Theater Security Package. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)
                
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Redeyes fly in Korean skiesPublished April 7, 2015
                    
                    By 1st Lt. Earon Brown
                    
                    
                    8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFNS) --**More than 200 Airmen and several F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Wing have been deployed at Kunsan Air Base since February as part of a of a rotational theater security package (TSP).The TSP is a routine deployment of fighter squadrons, fuel tankers, support personnel and equipment meant to augment U.S. forces stationed across the Asia-Pacific region."Over the past 12 years, our wing has deployed to the Middle East routinely; however, this time the 120th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 120th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit have deployed as part of a TSP to South Korea," said Lt. Col. Mitchell Neff, the 120th EFS commander. "We are here to integrate with the 8th Fighter Wing as part of Armistice operations on the peninsula."For three to four months, the "Redeyes" will be integrating their operations with those of the 8th FW's Wolf Pack and the South Korea’s 38th Fighter Group.Since March 2004, deployments mirroring the Redeyes' have been an integral part of U.S. Pacific Command's combat capable air forces, which are postured for averting threats to regional security and stability."We are here to deter, but if called upon, we will defend South Korea," Neff added.With units deploying to Guam, Japan, and South Korea, these movements underscore the U.S. commitment to regional partners and U.S. security obligations."The tempo is fairly rapid here as personnel rotate in and out of the peninsula daily," Neff said. "It requires everyone to hit the ground running to be ready to 'fight tonight.'"As the only base that houses U.S. and South Korean flying squadrons, the deployment of rotational fighters to Kunsan AB also provides unique possibilities to integrate various forces into combined bilateral training."There are many training opportunities we can capitalize on while deployed to Kunsan," Neff said. "We've been able to integrate with the 8th FW in their operational readiness exercises and understand how we would take part in combat operations. In addition to that, we have successfully flown with the 38th Fighter Group's 111th Fighter Squadron in a large force employment exercise."With the completion of Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-2, Kunsan's first of multiple OREs this year, the Redeyes have already received invaluable training to impart on their fellow Buckley Airmen."Our exercises back home are a bit different from the ones here at Kunsan, mostly due to time constraints," said Senior Airman Dusty Alynn, a 120th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief. "At home our exercises last four days and we only do them once every couple of years. There is a lot thrown at us in a short amount of time, which is why it's good to see how other units conduct their training and base operations."In addition to maintaining readiness, base operations at Kunsan include the acceptance of follow-on forces, with the guardsmen being a welcomed addition to the Wolf Pack family."I cannot even put into words how thrilled I am with the people that I have met here," Alynn said. "Every single individual that I have come across is so overwhelmingly helpful, kind, friendly and greets us with open arms. The family that has been created here is so amazing."For both the Redeyes and the Wolf Pack, living, training and flying together has been beneficial as they aid one another in deterring aggression on the Korean Peninsula."The experience is not over yet, but so far it has been a very good one," Neff added. "For our young, inexperienced Airmen, this deployment is great because they can get the experience they need for future deployments and exercises, while also interacting with another culture. We can train like we fight as we maintain stability in the region."South Korea 



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