w ▁ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁combat ▁sort ies ▁while ▁operating ▁from ▁sod , ▁d irt ▁filled , ▁and ▁dam aged ▁run ways ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁spring ▁off ensive . ▁ ▁When ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁group ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁wing ▁at ▁Os an - ni ▁AB ▁( K - 5 5 ), ▁its ▁squad rons ▁transition ed ▁to ▁F - 8 6 ▁Sab re jets ▁without ▁hal ting ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁enemy . ▁It ▁fle w ▁its ▁first ▁F - 8 6 ▁counter ▁air ▁mission ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁FB G ▁attacked ▁dispers ed ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁at ▁S inu iju ▁and ▁U iju ▁Air fields . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁remained ▁in ▁Korea ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁arm ist ice . ▁ ▁Cold ▁War ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁deployed ▁to ▁Form osa ▁to ▁support ▁National ist ▁Chinese ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁T achen ▁Islands . ▁During ▁subsequent ▁active ▁periods ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁trained ▁for ▁air ▁operations ▁in ▁western ▁Pacific ▁region ▁ ▁Modern ▁era ▁The ▁design ation ▁of ▁the ▁wing ▁changed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Wing ▁with ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Object ive ▁Wing ▁concept . ▁With ▁the ▁objective ▁wing , ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁