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Osan leadership tours base, meets fellow Airmen

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  • By 1st Lt. Kay M. Nissen
  • 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  More than 100 Osan commanders, first sergeants and superintendents participated in the Mustang Leadership Immersion here Sept. 26.

During the immersion, command teams from the 51st Fighter Wing, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and other Osan tenant units visited different missions across the base in order to promote cohesion among Osan team members.

"This day is about the team and building the team itself," said Col. Brook Leonard, 51st FW commander.

Airmen from the 51st Operations Group, Maintenance Group, Mission Support Group and Medical Group highlighted their mission to leaders outside of their Air Force Specialty Code.

"It gives us an opportunity to see what our counterparts across the base go through every day," said Senior Master Sgt. Kathlina Racine, 303rd Intelligence Squadron superintendent. "The more we understand the other units, the better we understand our role... [The immersion] will enable me to explain to my Airmen in intel (intelligence) how their role allows the fighter squadron to put bombs on target."

Many of the leaders participated in hands-on training with Airmen from different units, and were exposed to unique mission skill sets. For example, the 51st Munitions Squadron Airmen instructed leaders on how to build inert bombs on the flight line.

"To a lot of people, there's a mystery of what's behind the gates here. They see the bombs on the flight line, but not how they get here," said Master Sgt. Kimberly Waldrop, 51st MUNS flight line section chief. "This lets [leadership] see our part of the mission and how we are contributing."

Immersions between units across the base are planned to continue throughout the year.

"This is a priority for us here at Team Osan...readiness and team building," said Leonard. "At the end of the day, if you learned someone else's name, it was a success...if we got better at learning how to fight and continue mission readiness, it was a success."