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OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • 51st FW vice commander takes final flight

    Col. Brian Carr, 51st Fighter Wing vice commander, exits an F-16 Fighting Falcon following his final flight at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 4, 2016. Carr will be retiring after more than 23 years of service to the Air Force, with three years spent assisting in the defense of the Korean

  • 51st MXG welcomes new commander

    Members of the 51st Maintenance Group welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony Aug. 6.Col. Michael Hammond took command from Col. Victor Mora during the ceremony, which was presided over by Col. Andrew Hansen, 51st Fighter Wing commander.

  • Osan Airman Named 'Outstanding'

    Senior Airman Jasmin Figueroa was selected as one the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2016 during her time as a 51st Medical Operations Squadron emergency services technician at Osan AB, Republic of Korea. This award recognizes 12 outstanding enlisted service members for superior leadership,

  • Team Osan honors Tuskegee Airman with memorial

    Retired Master Sgt. James T. Price joined the 477th Bombardment Group in 1945 as a B-25 Mitchell aerial gunner until full military integration in 1949. The former Tuskegee Airman eventually called the Osan area home for years and was a staple in the base enlisted club, regularly seen passing on

  • Osan Leadership Pathways offers training opportunities to Airmen

    Professional military education provides all Airmen the opportunity to acquire management and leadership skills to help them excel in their careers.At Osan, leadership is reaching out to instruct and prepare Airmen through courses of all kinds to help them excel in their careers.Osan Leadership

  • Buddy Wing exercise scheduled at Daegu

    The 36th Fighter Squadron will deploy four F-16CM Fighting Falcons to Daegu Air Base to join the Republic of Korea's 11th Fighter Wing for a Buddy Wing exercise and exchange program Aug. 8 through 12.

  • Team Osan hosts CFC Air Boss Conference

    Team Osan hosted the 2016 Combined Forces Command Air Boss Conference for senior leaders to discuss airpower strategies in the Pacific region July 22.Eighty-one senior leaders, including 24 general officers from all branches of the Republic of Korea, United States and alliance forces, discussed

  • ‘Osan! I hear the cannons roar!’

    Since 1985, bird and wildlife strikes have cost the Air Force nearly $1 billion in damages from 108,000 strikes. The bird and animal aircraft strike hazard program is designed to preserve Osan’s warfighting capabilities through the reduction of wildlife hazards to aircraft operations.The 51st

  • Rescue teams hone skills during Pacific Thunder 16-2

    A-10 Thunderbolt IIs are making low passes over mountaintops, providing covering fire for two HH-60 Pave Hawks carrying Air Force rescue teams as they all coordinate to find pilots down behind enemy lines. A distress call is heard on the radio over the roaring of the rotor blades in the background