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USAF, ROKAF sync with 70th Anniversary tail art

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, taxis to the runway with a U.S.-ROK Alliance 70th Anniversary tail flash at Osan AB, ROK, May 7, 2023. The U.S.-ROK Alliance continues to work towards shared goals of securing peace, stability and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Karla Parra
VIRIN: 230507-F-DU706-1002.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

14

SHUTTERSPEED

1/8000

ISO

5000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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51st Fighter Wing

To accomplish their mission, the men and women of the 51st Fighter Wing work in one of four groups: the Operations Group, Mission Support Group, Maintenance Group, or Medical Group. Over 20 squadrons comprise the four groups which includes two fighter squadrons: the 25th Fighter Squadron (A-10s), known as the "Assam Draggins" and the 36th Fighter Squadron (F-16s) known as the "Fiends".

Read the full 51st Fighter Wing fact sheet here.

51st fighter wing units

51st Wing Staff Agencies 
Inspector General (IG)
Comptroller (CPTS)
Safety (SE)
Chapel (HC)
Legal Office (JA)
Protocol (CCP)
Command Post (CP)
Public Affairs (PA)
Equal Opportunity (EO)
Historian (HO)
Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (SAPR)
Special Victims Counsel
Wing Plans (XP)
AFSO21 (CVO)
Information Protection (IP)
Community Support Coordinator (CVB)

51st maintenance Group

51st Maintenance Group
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) 
Maintenance Operations Squadron (MOS) 
Maintenance Squadron (MXS) 
Munitions Squadron (MUNS)

51st Medical Group

51st Medical Group 
Dental Squadron (DS)
Healthcare Operations Squadron (HCOS)
Medical Support Squadron (MDSS) 
Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS)

Veterinary, 65th Medical Brigade
 

51st mission Support group

51st operations group

Tenant units

7th Air Force
Headquarters Air Component Command
Air Force Audit Agency
731st Air Mobility Squadron
5th Reconnaissance Squadron
Detachment 1 33rd Rescue Squadron
US Army Contracting Command Korea
3rd Battlefield Coordination Detachment
694th Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group
35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
American Red Cross
Air Force Aid Society
USO Korea