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

OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • UPDATE: Pilot safe in F-16 crash

    An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed near Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, during a routine training mission at approximately March 21. The aircraft, assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron here, was flying a mission as part of the 51st Fighter Wing's ongoing exercise. The pilot safely ejected from

  • F-16 crashes, pilot safe

    An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron at Osan, crashed near Kunsan Air Base during a routine training mission at approximately noon today. The mission was part of the 51st Fighter Wing's ongoing exercise.The pilot safely ejected from the single seat F-16 before it

  • 51st Security Forces provide fast response during exercise

    Members of the 51st Security Forces Squadron provide rapid response aid , during operational readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 12-01, March 20, 2012. This scenario tested the readiness of Osan's first responders as well as the 51st Fighter Wing's abilities to work as a unit to accomplish the

  • Fire breathing launch: Osan's jets are ready

    As the sun begins to rise March 20, 2012, F-16 Fighting Falcons and an A-10 Thunderbolt II launch from Osan Air Base as part of the operational readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 12-01. Osan's Airmen provide combat ready forces for close air support, air strike control, counter air, interdiction,

  • First responders react during exercise

    Airmen from Osan Air Base participate in a number of scenarios during operational readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 12-01, March 19, 2012. The exercise tests Team Osan's ability to defend the base and conduct daily operations in a heightened state of readiness.

  • National Parks of Korea: Jeju in winter

    Editor's Note: This is the ninth article in a series highlighting national parks in the ROK.When I arrived at Osan, I began to ask around, "Where are the best beaches to visit during the summer?" Nearly every response given was either Busan - located on the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula -

  • Osan showcases operational readiness during Beverly Midnight 12-01

    For service members in the Republic of Korea hearing "Exercise, Exercise, Exercise," is a phrase that rings through the skies during the quarterly operational readiness exercises. Team Osan Airman reported for duty March 18, in response to a base-wide recall for Beverly Midnight 12-01, which is the