KOREA
Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Schaefer II, Seventh Air Force command chief, and Tech. Sgt. Branden Genovese, 8th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew member, discuss F-16 Fighting Falcon hardpoint capabilities at Kunsan Air Base.

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Schaefer II, Seventh Air Force command chief, and Tech. Sgt. Branden Genovese, 8th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew member, discuss F-16 Fighting Falcon hardpoint capabilities at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 29, 2025. Schaefer’s multi-day visit included leadership briefings, lunch discussions, unit immersion demonstrations and an all-call. (Senior Airman Landon Gunsauls, 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Seventh Air Force command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Schaefer II, visited the Wolf Pack at Kunsan Air Base here, July 28-30.

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