Photo of Airmen, U.S. Air Force aircraft participate in an aircraft generation training event.

OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • 51st MXG hails new commander

    The 51st Maintenance Group held an assumption of command ceremony Aug. 1 at hanger 1732 on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.Col. Victor Mora, new 51st MXG commander, assumed command of the group consisting of four squadrons containing over 1300 Airman between them.Mora came from the 56th MXG at Luke

  • Air Force to change enlisted evaluations, promotions

    Air Force officials announced a series of sweeping changes to the Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System July 31.The changes are intended to ensure the Air Force truly makes job performance the driving factor and will be implemented incrementally beginning in August 2014 and

  • Airman Spotlight: SSgt. Tameka Mann

    Name: Tameka C. Mann, SSgtUnit: 51st Comptroller Squadron Job title: Maintenance and Operations Group Budget AnalystJob description and its impact on the overall mission: As the budget analyst for Maintenance Group with $863K and Operations Group $1.2M, I ensure that both groups use their funds

  • King of the ROK Flag Football Tourney set for this weekend

    It all started with a few Saturday pickup games. Tech. Sgt. Ivan Thomas and I told everyone we knew to come out and play some flag football. After about a month or so of playing, we realized how steady and decent the turnout of players had been. We started to wonder why there was no base football

  • POV Delivery

    For individuals and families shipping their vehicles to and from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, they may unfortunately experience a delay in their scheduled POV required delivery date. Complaints are surfacing DOD wide about a new contractor that recently took over the process of shipping service

  • Photo Essay: Osan's emergency readiness tested in BM 14-03

    The service members of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, we're tested in a number of emergency incidents July 21-25, including an active-shooter exercise July 24. The scenario involved multiple gunmen attacking several places on base at various times. After the attacks started, emergency responders

  • BM 14-03 simulates aircraft mishap

    The 51st Fighter Wing conducted a simulated aircraft mishap here today as part of Beverly Midnight 14-03. The simulated mishap took place to ensure Airmen are ready to handle an emergency management scenario in a real world situation."The overall purpose of today's exercise was to test the wing's

  • Airmen Innovate Water Damage Protection Cover

    The 731st Air Mobility Squadron won the Air Mobility Command 2014 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award June 25, 2014.To compete, teams must complete a process improvement within 2 years prior to the competition. Afterwards, teams submit a package with their improvement idea and the details about

  • Dental staff brushes up on readiness

    The 51st Dental Squadron is home to 41 Airmen who ensure that the more than 5,000 service members serving at Osan have healthy mouths.The squadron provides comprehensive dental care for eligible active-duty military personnel and command sponsored dependents. Services the office offers prevention

  • Red Flag Alaska 14-2 develops realistic and robust readiness

    Members of the 36th and 25th Fighter Squadrons traveled to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in support of the Red Flag Alaska 14-2 exercise, May 28. Twelve F-16 Fighting Falcons, 12 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and a combined total of more than 345 personnel participated in the training events."These two