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OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • Osan's members to be selected for promotion to Chief

    Please congratulate the following Osan Air Base Airmen who were selected this year to serve in the highest enlisted rank:Darnell Burton, 51st Operations Support SquadronNina Gilliam, 51st Aerospace Medicine SquadronJeffrey Hernquist, 5th Reconnaissance SquadronMelvin Jobe, 51st Munitions

  • Fifteen Osan members honored with quarterly awards

    Fifteen quarterly awards were presented Oct. 28, 2011, in the Osan Challenger Club.Col. Patrick McKenzie, 51st Fighter Wing commander, presented trophies or certificates to each winner for the respective categories.The military award winners were:- Company grade officer - Capt Sean Kimsey, 51st

  • Air Force announces civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Force officials announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce Nov. 2. In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for the Department of Defense to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5,900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities,

  • Officials continue enlisted DOS rollback program

    Air Force officials announced Oct. 28 plans to continue an enlisted date of separation rollback as part of its ongoing measures to manage the force and maintain a quality enlisted corps.The DOS rollback will accelerate the date of separation for selected Airmen in the grades of senior master

  • USFK commander extends curfew through January 6

    U.S. Forces Korea announced today that Gen. James D. Thurman, U.S. Forces Korea commander, is extending the curfew for military personnel on the peninsula until Jan. 6, 2012. Thurman reinstated the curfew for 30 days on Oct. 7, and is now extending it for an additional 60 days as a temporary force

  • We see through it to get to it

    Radiology technicians from the 51st Medical Operations Squadron perform Computerized AxialTomographic scans and X-Rays Nov. 1, 2011. Both are used to diagnose a variety of health issues in patients. The CAT scan is a type of X-ray that is utilized to diagnose abnormities in trauma patients. While

  • Going Green: Osan's commander receives new hybrid vehicle

    The 51st Fighter Wing has officially gotten greener.Col. Patrick McKenzie, the 51st FW commander, turned over his traditional Air Force blue staff car and received the keys to a more environmentally friendly hybrid here Oct. 21, 2011.The swap was part of an initiative based on Executive Order 13514,

  • Osan dining facilities to adjust hours Nov. 7

    Due to a 20 percent budget reduction in the base Mess Attendant contract for FY12, the dining facility will adjust hours of operations Nov. 7, 2011 to stay within allocated funding levels."Head count data from the dining facilities show the last 30 minutes of each meal period is utilized

  • Airman Spotlight: SrA Kostantinos Efstathiou

    Name: Senior Airman Kostantinos EfstathiouUnit: 36th Aircraft Maintenance UnitJob title: Electrical and Environmental system specialist Job description and its impact on the overall mission: · Identifies, isolates/repairs aircraft malfunctions on F-16 C/D electrical/environmental systems·

  • Officials stress keeping faith on military retirement

    The Defense Department has no proposals or recommendations on revamping military retirement at this time, but any future proposal must not break faith with those in the military today, senior Pentagon officials told Congress Oct. 25.Jo Ann Rooney, the principal deputy undersecretary of defense for