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  • STEM Space Camp Hosted at Osan AB

    STEM Space Camp Hosted at Osan AB

    “This is actually a lot of fun!” exclaimed a Korean middle school student after launching her first simulated rocket into space. This is the type of reaction you hope for when teaching young students about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and even more so when a language barrier is involved.

  • Building Better Airmen

    Bottom Line: We have a solemn daily duty to Build Better Airmen for our Air Force, as well as certify them as mission-ready within just 30 days of hitting the Korean peninsula to ensure we stand ready to guard the freedom of 51 million people in the Republic of Korea. Were you aware documented initial feedbacks via Airman Comprehensive Assessment worksheets must be accomplished within 30 days (vs. 60 days) of date arrived station at Osan Air Base IAW 51 FW Ready Mustang Program? We Build Better Airmen by providing deliberate, timely and honest feedback. Initial feedbacks are very important to this initiative, especially during a 1-year tour.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Tripp, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, helps National Basketball Association Legend Richard “Rip” Hamilton, put on mission oriented protective posture gear during a USO tour at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 23, 2018.

    USO Spring Tour performs for troops in Korea

    The USO Spring Tour, hosted by U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul Selva Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff., visited Osan Air Base, April 23, bringing a day of comedy, cooking and sports to the U.S. troops. The tour brought comedian Jon Stewart, country music artist Craig Morgan, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Paige VanZant and Max Holloway, National Basketball Association Legend Richard “Rip” Hamilton and celebrity chef and talk show host Robert Irvine to the base to perform and express gratitude to U.S. military members and their families for their service and sacrifice in support of the joint force mission.
  • Members of the 51st Munitions Squadron pose for a photo at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 30, 2018. The squadron won the 2017 Maintenance Effectiveness Award, recognizing the Airmen and their leadership for their outstanding performance within Pacific Air Forces Command.

    51 MUNS recognized most effective in PACAF

    The 51st Munitions Squadron won the hard-earned Pacific Air Forces Command 2017 Maintenance Effectiveness Award, recognizing the Airmen and their leadership for their outstanding performance within PACAF. The team-award captures the mission accomplishments, innovative and effective use of maintenance resources, and personnel quality of life programs of a maintenance unit.
  • Mr. Tyrone Thomas, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron electronics technician, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2018. Thomas earned the Pacific Air Forces 2018 nomination for the Air Force Association's Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employee of Year Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ilyana A. Escalona)

    Osan technician hand-picked for AFA's Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employee of Year Award nominee

    Tyrone Thomas, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron electronics technician, has earned the Pacific Air Forces 2018 nomination for the Air Force Association's Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employee of the Year Award.
  • U.S. Army chaplain Michael Cohen, Holocaust Remembrance Week guest speaker, addresses an audience during a remembrance service on Osan Air Base, April 12, 2018. Cohen, a Nashville native, enlisted in the Army, served five years to become a Chaplain and pursued rabbinical studies as a reservist. From April 9 to 13, 2018, the base hosted an opening ceremony, a film screening of Conspiracy, a 5K run, and a remembrance service held at the chapel (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)

    Holocaust Remembrance: Forgiveness overcomes hate

    The National Socialist German Worker’s Party, led by Adolf Hitler, systematically exterminated between six and nine million European Jews in concentration camps throughout their regime beginning in 1933. By 1945, more than 11 million people in total are estimated to have been murdered by the Nazis. More than 70 years later, Osan Air Base remembers the lives of the Jewish people who perished under the brutal dictatorship.
  • 51st MSG Welcomes New Commander

    51st MSG Welcomes New Commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Mantovani assumed command of the 51st Mission Support Group at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on April 17, 2018.
  • USAF and ROKAF conduct annual base recovery training

    USAF and ROKAF conduct annual base recovery training

  • Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission

    Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission

    Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month is recognized in April each year by the U.S. Air Force community. This year's theme for Osan is "Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission."
  • U.S. and Republic of Korea Air Force firefighters work together to put out a fire during a training exercise on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 26, 2018.

    U.S., Korean firefighters conduct joint fire training

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