Kunsan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located on the western side of the South Korean peninsula bordered by the Yellow Sea. It is approximately 150 miles (240 km) south of Seoul. Kunsan Air Base is home to the 8th Fighter Wing. Seal of the Air Force. ... South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... The Yellow Sea (in North and South Korea, it is also called the West Sea (strangely not disputed like East Sea) is the northern part of the East China Sea, which in turn is a part of the Pacific Ocean. ... Seoul (   listen?) is the capital of South Korea. ...

Kunsan Air Base is one of two major Air Force installations operated by the United States in Korea, the other being Osan Air Base. An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. ... Osan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located 4. ...

History

In 1938, Japanese forces occupying Korea built a base near Kunsan for fighter aircraft. The base was first used by the United States in 1945, and from then until 1950, the Army and later the Air Force intermittently operated from Kunsan. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other places called Korea, see: Korea (disambiguation) Korea (한국/韓國, 조선/朝鮮) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the northwest and Russia to the north. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...

At the beginng of the Korean War Kunsan Air Base still had no United States flying unit assigned. The base was captured by North Koreans on 13 July 1950. The 24th Infantry Division retook Kunsan in October 1950. The first Air Force unit assigned to the base, the 27th Air Base Group, arrived on 1 April 1951 and oversaw construction. By August, construction had progressed to the point that the Air Force assigned the 3rd Bomb Wing to Kunsan. B-26 bombers were from Kunsan during the war, and remaining at Kunsan until October 1954. The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁/韓國戰爭), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ... July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... (Redirected from 24th Infantry Division) Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... See A-26 Invader for the plane known as the B-26 from 1948 to 1962. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the Korean War, the Air Force used alphanumeric identifiers for bases in addition to their proper designations. Kunsan received the number K-8, while Osan Air Base was also known as K-55. Osan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located 4. ...

The base began to draw down after the war. The F-84 forces of the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing left in November 1953, and by October 1954 the 3rd Bomb Wing, also departed. For the next several years Kunsan merely hosted periodic rotations, with base facilities maintained and operated by an air base group. The F-84 Thunderjet was an American built fighter-bomber aircraft made by the Republic Aviation Company. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Until the late 1960's Kunsan remained relatively dormant. In 1965, the Republic of Korea Air Force assigned a squadron of F-86 fighters to the base. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The first proposals for the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre were made in 1944, but construction was not begun until after World War II. Many elements of German jet design were implemented in the Sabre, after the American liberation troops captured a number of working Messerschmitt Me 262 experimental...

The 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, flying the F-100 Super Sabre, arrived at Kunsan in July 1968, as part of the buildup of forces in Korea in the wake of the seizure of the USS Pueblo by the North Koreans. In 1969 the wing began a transition from the F-100 to the F-4 Phantom. The 354th remained until June 1970, when the base again returned to hosting temporary deployments. The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a jet fighter aircraft that served with the USAF from 1954 to 1971 and with the ANG until 1979. ... For other places called Korea, see: Korea (disambiguation) Korea (한국/韓國, ì¡°ì„ /朝鮮) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the northwest and Russia to the north. ... USS Pueblo (AGER-2) USS Pueblo, AGER-2 is a United States ship, famous for being boarded and captured by soldiers of North Korea in 1968 in what is known as the Pueblo incident. ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The F-4 Phantom II (simply F-4 Phantom after 1990) is a two-place (tandem), supersonic, long-range, all-weather fighter-bomber built by McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ...

In September 1974 the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing moved from Ubon Air Base, Thailand to Kunsan. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

External links

• Kunsan Air Base Homepage
• History of Kunsan Air base