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

OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • Turumi Lodge best in PACAF

    For the fourth year in a row, Osan Air Base's Turumi Lodge won the Innkeeper Award for best lodging facility in Pacific Air Forces.This year's theme for the Innkeeper Award nomination is "High Five," said Cindy Varnes-Woolley, Turumi Lodge general manager."I believe we are the best," she said. "And

  • Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Layne Hill

    Name: Staff Sgt. Layne B. HillUnit: 51st Munitions SquadronJob title: Accountability Document Control Technician Job description and its impact on the overall mission: Responsible for over 15,000 accountable munitions documents and quality assurance inspector for all munitions transactions.Time in

  • Osan challenges the critical days of summer

    As the weather starts to warm up and Airmen start to venture outdoors, an increase of mishaps and fatalities also tend to rise. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the Air Force focuses on the Critical Days of Summer campaign in order to remind Airmen that when it comes to safety, individual

  • Osan commissary cashes in as overseas winner again

    For the second year in a row, the Osan Air Base commissary won the Dan Daniel Award for Best Large Commissary Overseas, a feat unmatched by any other store overseas or stateside.Their efforts were distinctive among the Defense Commissary Agency's 247 stores worldwide. The award is named in honor of

  • B-52s break tradition during Max Thunder

    Two B-52 Bombers from Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, flew in air-to-air combat missions during exercise Max Thunder 12-1 at Gwangji Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 17, 2012. This is the first time B-52's flew in MT 12-1. It has tradition as a fighter aircraft exercise since 2008."Bringing the B-52

  • Firefighters give an A-10 the chop

    An A-10 Thunderbolt II received the chop from 51st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters after more than 20 years of service on the ground as a training aircraft. Airmen here saved the Air Force money by breaking down the jet in order to ship it to its final resting place at the Davis Monthan Air

  • U.S. and Korean pilots expand partnerships through bilateral training

    Two Republic of Korea Air Force KA-1 Woongbi forward air control aircraft pilots flew to Osan Air Base to train with their U.S. counterparts May 23-25.Aptly named the Buddy Wing program, these ROKAF pilots from the 237th Tactical Control Squadron at Seoul Air Base conduct bilateral training with the

  • U.S. Air Force cadets team up with Prime BEEF

    The sounds of hammers and drills echoed through the air as Air Force Academy cadets gave Osan Air Base's civil engineers an extra hand with construction May 24. Approximately 15 cadets from the Academy worked side-by-side for two weeks with the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron's Prime Base Engineer

  • Air Force leaders issue Memorial Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz send the following Memorial Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:On May 30, 1868, the first official Memorial Day observance was held at Arlington National Cemetery to honor over

  • AFOC personnel transition to DBIDS

    Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command, join U.S. military members assigned to Osan Air Base by enrolling in the Defense Biometric Identification System beginning June 6.DBIDS is an automated computer database designed to identify people entering U.S. Forces Korea installations by their