David Choi

4 days ago | daytondailynews.com | David Choi

It is the second time Gaetke has taken a leadership role previously held by her husband, Col. Matthew Gaetke, also an F-16 pilot. In 2023, she succeeded him as head of the 51st Operations Group at Osan Air Base, about 75 miles north of Kunsan. The couple, married for 23 years, have built parallel military careers — each marked by steady progression and high-profile command assignments.

4 days ago | stripes.com | David Choi

A South Korean navy P-3 Orion visits Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 26, 2018. (Breanna Ancheta/U.S. Navy) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The United States and South Korea are discussing way to support Seoul’s reconnaissance operations following last week’s crash of a South Korean naval spy plane that killed four crew members, according to the South’s military.

5 days ago | stripes.com | David Choi |Yoojin Lee

U.S. Army Patriot missile launchers are positioned during a readiness exercise at an unspecified military base in South Korea, March 18, 2023. (Gregory Menke/U.S. Army) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — About 200 U.S. troops based in South Korea have been temporarily redeployed to the Middle East, according to a South Korean military official cited in a local news report.

1 week ago | stripes.com | David Choi

Col. Kathryn Gaetke takes command of the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, May 30, 2025. (Trevares Johnson/ Stars and Stripes) KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — In a ceremony marked by a touch of déjà vu, Col. Kathryn Gaetke assumed command on Friday of the 8th Fighter Wing, a unit once led by her husband. The career F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot took over for Col.

1 week ago | stripes.com | David Choi

A portion of the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea is pictured on May 24, 2017. (Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes) A bullet was accidentally fired by the South Korean military at the border with the North, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday.