Sesame Street characters visit USAF families in Korea, teach coping skills to children

What happened to the A/C? No Heat/No Cool in effect

"My room is too hot, what happened to the air conditioning?"Airmen here may be wondering what happened to the air conditioning across base.Throughout the spring to summer and fall to winter seasons, Osan participates in the No Heat/No Cool program.With the arrival of fall, the 51st Civil Engineer

Airfield damage repair makes the grade

The Air Force mission is to fly, fight and win, but what happens if we can't fly? During a time of war an enemy's primary target on an air base is its runway, if an air force can't launch or land its aircraft it can't fight."The damage done to an airfield by enemy missiles and bombing can [create]

Exercise Pacific Thunder 15-02 scheduled

The U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marines, and the ROK Air Force will team up together Oct. 13-24 to participate in a joint, combined combat search and rescue exercise titled Pacific Thunder 15-02, which focuses on enhancing the interoperability and combat readiness of the military alliance through

Mustang 1 speaks to Osan AB, outlines mission, priorities

Col. Andrew Hansen, 51st Fighter Wing commander, spoke to wing personnel during five Wing Commander's Calls, Oct. 9, 2015 here. Topics included the commander's expectations, the wing's mission, priorities, and focus areas, the exercise tempo, and how Osan will respond during future events and

25th AMU narrowly defeats the 36th in quarterly competition

CFC in full speed at Osan

Team Osan, along with bases in all five overseas commands, kicked off the annual Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas Sept. 21.The campaign is themed "Give because you care," this year and is set to run through Nov. 20.The CFC, working hand-in-hand with the United Way, is the world's largest annual

F-35 Lightning II demonstrator showcases fifth-generation capabilities

A demonstrator for the fifth generation of advanced combat and air superiority arrived here Oct 8 for a two-day visit.Members from across base were able to come out and experience what flying an F-35 Lightning II would be like."We're pleased to be able to host the demonstrator of the F-35 Lightning

Korean War vet returns after 60 years -- amazed at transition

It has been 60 years since he's been back on the soil he once stepped on when he was just a boy. Scared and in a foreign land, he stepped off the ship in Pusan (now Busan), ROK, bound for Seoul.The then 19-year-old Army infantryman was attached to the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division

Don't miss out on the only two days for Hometown Holiday Greetings

The Hometown News Holiday Greetings are coming to Osan Air Base, Oct. 23 and 24, for people who want to send out a holiday message to loved ones in the United States.Holiday greeting recordings will go from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct 23 and from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Oct 24 at the rear patio of the