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Mustangs charge into Beverly Midnight 13-03

The base transitioned into a heightened state of defense and readiness as Beverly Midnight 13-03, the fourth simulated wartime contingency exercise of 2013, kicked off at Osan Aug. 5. The week-long exercise tests Airmen's ability to position, employ and sustain forces as well as to utilize their

Photos: 25th AMU load up for BM 13-03

Airman Spotlight: Senior Airman Matthew Owens

Unit: 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight Job title: Customer service representative Job description and its impact on the overall mission: I'm a mobile maintenance technician and repair all types of government owned vehicles on Osan. Whenever a vehicle breaks down in the

Osan defenders meet, greet ROKA special forces

Members of the 51st Security Forces Squadron air base defense and intelligence section met here with leadership of the 9th Battalion, 51st Infantry Division, ROK army July 25.This was the first face-to-face meeting between Osan's defenders and the ROKA's special forces unit."It's great to be able to

Tick bite care, prevention

Before embarking upon your next outdoor adventure, become familiar with tick prevention and the potential pathogens ticks carry that cause human diseases. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), the most common disease associated with tick bites is lyme

'Shooters' donate hundreds of gifts, hours to Korean orphanage

More than 30 Airmen from the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, also known as the Shooter AMU, visited with local children and helped paint their orphanage during their visit to the Sungyook Orphanage in Pyongtaek, Republic of Korea, July 20.The group of Airmen are currently deployed to Osan from Shaw

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Osan welcomes new 'Mustang 1'

Hundreds of Airmen from across the base welcomed the new 51st Fighter Wing commander, Col. Brook "Tank" Leonard, during a change of command ceremony here July 19.The presiding officer of the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, 7th Air Force commander, spoke after the presentation of the colors and

Q&A with new 51st FW commander

Col. Brook Leonard was named the new 51st Fighter Wing commander July 19. Leonard came from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, where he served as the 451st Expeditionary Operations Group commander. The new Mustang 1, who is a command pilot with more than 2,700 flying hours and 570 combat hours, once