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

OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • Civil Air Patrol develops youth

    As the sun sets over Osan Air Base one Monday evening, the sharp yells of drill instruction echo across the flight line. But if anyone followed the calls of attention and facing movements, they would not find the expected group of seasoned Airmen standing in ranks. They would find the Osan Civil Air

  • Relay for Life rallies to raise $40K in fight against cancer

    More than 600 service members, families and civilians rallied to raise nearly $40,000 through the 2012 Relay for Life cancer walk at Osan Air Base, May 12-13.This inaugural event at Osan is part of the American Cancer Society's program to raise money for cancer research, and the 24-hour walk also

  • Airman Spotlight: Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Turner

    Name: Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Turner Unit: 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management FlightJob Title: NCO in charge, Fuels HydrantsJob Description and its impact on the mission: Stores and issues 2.7 million gallons of JP-8 supporting the 51st Fighter Wing flying mission. Manages base service

  • 51st CES preps for end of no heat, no cool period

    51st Civil Engineer heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technicians have started preparing air conditioning units for facilities here. There are three teams of two technicians, working 12 hour shifts to prepare over 600 buildings on Osan.The process involves draining the boiler water and

  • Osan Airmen watch the skies in different ways

    Controlling the airspace around the most forward deployed base in the Air Force may seem like a highly stressful job, but for the Airmen working in the air traffic control tower and radar approach and control, relying on their training helps accomplish the mission.Throughout the day, Airmen of the

  • Courageous Channel exercise tests non-combatant capabilities

    Families will participate in a peninsula-wide exercise that practices relocating them out of Korea. The non-combatant Evacuation Operations will be conducted May 16-19, 2012.Courageous Channel is a U.S. Forces Korea semi-annual NEO exercise. It is designed to train NEO-related mission essential

  • Welsh nominated as next CSAF

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced May 10 that the president has nominated Gen. Mark A. Welsh III to be the next chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. Norton Schwartz, who has served in the position since August 2008."I'm tremendously honored and deeply humbled by the nomination

  • Osan, Kunsan weapons loaders face off during Weapons Fest

    Weapons loaders from Osan and Kunsan air bases squared off against each other during a weapons load competition May 5, 2012, as part of Weapons Fest, an annual contest to see who is the best on the Korean peninsula. Staff Sgt. Tim Ashdown, Senior Airman Kimberly Johnson, and Airman 1st Class Enrique

  • No Heat/No Cool season pays off

    Throughout the end of spring and beginning of summer Osan Air Base will participate in the seasonal no heat/no cool shutdown. The shutdown, which began April 19, allows systems that have been heating the base throughout the winter to be evaluated and repaired before the cooling season begins."The no

  • Bicycle round-up helps Airmen, beautifies base

    The Osan Air Base unaccompanied housing managers conducted the annual bicycle round-up throughout the dorms May 8, 2012.The round-up removed bicycles that have been abandoned or forgotten through dorm change, temporary duty assignments, or permanent changes of station. "This is our chance for dorm