An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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

OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • Yellow Sand Symptoms Can Be Prevented

    March and April on the Korean Peninsula bring a break between the winter-bearing Siberian air mass and the summer swelter that flows from Southern Asia. But, just to keep things interesting, spring in Korea also means yellow sand storms from the Gobi Desert in Northern China, Inner Mongolia, and

  • Osan forecasters critical to mission efficiency

    Flying fighter jets is at the forefront of Osan Air Base's mission, and weather plays a big piece in flying missions, so it's better to stay ahead of the game. This is where the members of the 51st Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight come in.With multiple computer systems and manual readings

  • Dorm managers ensure success at Osan

    Ever since the ribbon cutting for the first dorms here in 1953, unaccompanied Airmen have resided in the 44 dormitories here at Osan Air Base. Currently the dorms house roughly 5,000 Airmen. The dorm management office is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring the dorms are properly taken care

  • US Air Force A-10s in Korea Complete 30 Years of Service

    Although President Obama's Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Defense budget proposal recently presented to Congress calls for inactivation of five of the 16 A-10C Thunderbolt II squadrons from the U.S. Air Force active, reserve, and air national guard inventory, the 25th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air

  • Ready at a moments notice

    Members of the 51st Security Forces Squadron complete the confidence course during the Combat Readiness Course Feb. 23, 2012. The confidence course tests the participants' ability to survive as a team while communicating when placed in stressful situations. During the confidence course, members

  • Sports mouth guards to protect your beautiful smile

    Mouth guards help prevent injury to the teeth, lips, cheeks and tongue. Dental injuries in sports are primarily due to tooth-to-tooth contact. An accidental chin bump with an elbow is not what directly causes most dental injuries. It's the collision of the lower teeth with the upper teeth after the

  • How to prevent baby bottle tooth decay

    Decay occurs as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. One risk factor for early childhood caries (sometimes called baby bottle tooth decay or nursing mouth syndrome) is frequent and prolonged exposure of a baby's teeth to liquids, such as fruit juices, drink mixes, milk or formula, which all contain

  • SFS Airmen demonstrate hands-on training

    Members from the 51st Security Forces Squadron participated in the combatives portion of a Combat Readiness Course here, Feb. 21, 2012. During the course, members participated in 3-minute matches that ended only by submission or time lapse. Points are awarded for good fighting habits while

  • Child becomes Pilot-for-a-Day

    Standing just over 4 feet tall, Madelyn Ray walks through the fighter squadron with a big smile as she prepares herself to become an honorary Pilot-for-a-Day here Feb. 17.Touring two fighter squadrons and an air traffic control tower, and shooting the enemy in the flight simulator where she was