The 8th Security Forces Squadron no longer restricts its law enforcement operations to within the grounds of Kunsan AB, South Korea. By agreement with local authorities, 8th SFS airmen are working off base with members of the Korean National Police to patrol areas of Kunsan City frequented by US airmen. Base officials say they worked for several months to coordinate permanent implementation of the joint patrols.
The Air Force on March 12 awarded contract modifications worth a combined $2.4 billion to Boeing to procure an undisclosed number of E-7 Wedgetail as part of the program's engineering and manufacturing development phase and continue work on the airborne battle management aircraft’s radar.