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Team Osan launch combat sorties

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  • By Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek
  • 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  A-10 Thunderbolt II's and F-16 Fighting Falcon's launch from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as the first sortie for Beverly Bulldog 13-01, Nov. 6, 2012. The exercise tests Osan Airmen's abilities during a heightened state of readiness while providing combat ready forces for close air support, air strike control, counter air, interdiction, theater airlift, and communications in the defense of the Republic of Korea. Osan Airmen are in the fifth simulated wartime contingency exercise that's been executed in 2012.