Question: In what year was the unit established that is located at the United States Air Force base known as Kunsan Air Base in Japan ?

text: List of United States Air Force installations
Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility
EielsonKadenaKunsanMisawaOsanYokotaMarianas US Air Force Installations in the Pacific Command PACAF 's primary mission is to provide U.S. Pacific Command integrated expeditionary Air Force capabilities to defend the Homeland , promote stability , dissuade/deter aggression , and swiftly defeat enemies . PACAF traces its roots to the activation of Far East Air Forces , 3 August 1944 , at Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . It consisted of three numbered air forces—5th , 7th and 13th—which were supporting combat operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II . DoD Joint Bases in Alaska , Hawaii and Guam are not listed . [ 63 ]
This is a list of United States Air Force installations.
Name Location Unit Designation Notes/Mission
Andersen Air Force Base Guam 36th Wing Main Operating Base , part of Joint Region Marianias . Supports B-1B Lancer , B-2A Spirit , B-52G Stratofortress deployments , known as the Continuous Bomber Presence mission . The RQ-4B Global Hawk also operates from the base in the reconnaissance mission
Eareckson Air Station United States ( Alaska ) Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center Contractor operated diversion airfield and AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE surveillance radar
Eielson Air Force Base United States ( Alaska ) 354th Fighter Wing Main Operating Base flying the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon , KC-135 Stratotanker and HH-60G Pave Hawk . Supports Red Flag - Alaska exercises
Kadena Air Base Japan 18th Wing Main Operating Base , made available to the US by the Japanese Government . Home to the 18th Wing operating the F-15C/D Eagle , KC-135R Stratotanker , E-3B/C Sentry & HH-60G Pave Hawk and the 353rd Special Operations Group operating the MC-130J Commando II and CV-22B Osprey . The 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron flies the RC-135
Kunsan Air Base South Korea 8th Fighter Wing Main Operating Base , made available to the US by the South Korean Government . The 8th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Misawa Air Base Japan 35th Fighter Wing Main Operating Base , made available to the US by the Japanese Government . The 35th Fighter Wing operates the F-16CJ/DJ Fighting Falcon
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia British Indian Ocean Territory 36th Wing ( Detachment 1 ) Forward Operating Location made available to the US by the UK Government , hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 36th Wing . Predominately used by deployments of the B-1B Lancer , B-2A Spirit and B-52H Stratofortress supporting operations in the Middle East
Osan Air Base South Korea 51st Fighter Wing Main Operating Base , made available to the US by the South Korean Government . Headquarters of the Seventh Air Force , with the 51st Fighter Wing operating the A-10C Thunderbolt II & F-16C/D Fighting Falcon , the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron operating the U-2S Dragon Lady and a detachment of the 33rd Rescue Squadron flying the HH-60G Pave Hawk
Wake Island Airfield United States Minor Outlying Islands Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center Geographically Separate Unit providing a trans-Pacific refueling stop for military aircraft . Also supports Missile Defense Agency test activities
Yokota Air Base Japan 374th Airlift Wing Main Operating Base , made available to the US by the Japanese Government . Headquarters of the Fifth Air Force , with the 374th Airlift Wing operating the C-130J Hercules , UH-1N Iroquois & C-12J Huron and the 21st Special Operations Squadron flying the CV-22B Osprey