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Kunsan Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Jerica Batista
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8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs January 8, 2026
Senior Airman Dylan Maher
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs January 8, 2026
U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Jerica Batista, 8th Maintenance Squadron stockpile management crew chief, poses in front of secured munitions at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 7, 2026. Batista was selected as the Wolf Pack’s Pride of the Pack for the week of Jan. 6-9. (Photo by Senior Airman Dylan Maher/U.S. Air Force)
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerica Batista, a native of Queens, New York, and 8th Maintenance Squadron stockpile management crew chief, won the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack award for the week of Jan. 6–9, 2026, for coordinating and transporting vital munitions to support combat weapons training and Super Squadron Test Phase II.