Wolf Pack routs Bev Sent 26-3

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — The Wolf Pack conducted Beverly Sentinel 26-3, a three-day readiness exercise at Kunsan Air Base from May 18-20, 2026, designed to test mission-critical decision-making under pressure while maintaining the tempo needed to defend the installation and sustain combat operations.

Scenarios focused on adaptability, rapid response, and clear communication to ensure personnel are prepared to survive, operate, and prevail in contested environments. “Ability to Survive and Operate exercises give us the opportunity to rehearse skills that we don’t get to practice during our day-to-day duties,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Valerie “Hawk” O’Brien, 8th Medical Group commander. “Having the basic maneuvers be second nature so leaders and Airmen can focus on solving more complex situations that may arise is critical to mission success.”

Units across the Wolf Pack — including communications, civil engineering, security forces, and finance — honed mission-essential skills and refined life-saving techniques such as Tactical Combat Casualty Care and emergency response procedures to bolster operational readiness.

“It is important to train how you fight,” said U.S. Senior Airman Dorian Cain, 8th Force Support Squadron readiness and plans technician. “I don’t believe we should just wait until we get attacked then start planning. We are doing it the right way; learning enemy capabilities and strategizing through scenarios on how to adapt to their tactics.”

Cain said his unit took charge during a simulated opposing force scenario using weapons training and rehearsed tactical fundamentals — including shoot, move, and communicate techniques for close-quarters battle — and had regained control of a facility before security forces arrived.

Routine Ability to Survive and Operate exercises provide integrated training that tests coordination, decision-making, and operational effectiveness during prolonged crises and sustained stress.

“Exercises showcase our resolve and resilience to our allies and adversaries alike,” said O’Brien. “This increases the confidence of our allies and makes our adversaries take note and question their own desire to engage in combat with us. Deterrence defined!”