The 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB, N.M., has dispatched some 300 airmen and a number of F-117 Nighthawks to Kunsan AB, South Korea on the unit’s fourth air expeditionary force deployment to the peninsula since 2003. Forming the 9th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, the Holloman airmen—pilots, maintainers, and support—and their black jets fly as a third squadron under Kunsan’s 8th Fighter Wing, operating with the “Wolf Pack’s” F-16s. While deployed to Kunsan, the Holloman airmen live and work in South East Asia huts, providing everything from Internet connectivity to hot showers.
Loved Ones Mourn 6 Airmen Killed in KC-135 Crash
March 16, 2026
Tributes to the six crew members that died in the KC-135 Stratotanker crash in Iraq have flooded social media since the Pentagon released their identities March 14. They were the first Airmen to die while supporting Operation Epic Fury against Iran.