USAF, ROKAF sync with 70th Anniversary tail art

Photo By Tech. Sgt. Timothy Dischinat | Staff Sgt. Matthew Campbell, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance (AMS) craftsman, and Senior Airman Connor Young, 8th MXS AMS journeyman, pose with the applied 70th anniversary heritage tail flash decal at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 1, 2023. After the decal is applied, sealed and dried for more than 24 hours, the aircraft is ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Dischinat)  

BUSAN GWANG'YEOGSI [PUSAN-KWANGYOKSHI], SOUTH KOREA

05.01.2023

Story by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Dischinat, Senior Airman Karla Parra and 1st Lt. Cameron Silver

8th Fighter Wing

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Airmen from the 8th Maintenance Squadron applied a series of decals celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S.- Republic of Korea Alliance at Osan Air Base, ROK, May 1, 2023.

The decals have been applied to three F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing and three KF-16s with the ROKAF’s 38th Fighter Group. Throughout the duration of 2023, the aircraft will sport the decals, representing the ironclad Alliance at training events and celebrations across the ROK. Jets from both nations are set to execute a flyover on May 12, 2023, during a memorial service in honor of Col. Dean E. Hess, a Korean War hero primarily recognized for the rescue of Korean orphans.

• Date Taken: 05.01.2023
• Date Posted: 05.10.2023 01:50
• Story ID: 444411
• Location: BUSAN GWANG'YEOGSI [PUSAN-KWANGYOKSHI], KR