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OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • Hornets nest in 'Draggins'' lair

    F-18 Hornets are a rare sight on the flightline here, but for three weeks, Osan's 25th Fighter Squadron - the "Assam Draggins" - hosted U.S. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.The squadron was visiting Osan AB as part of a six-month deployment to bases across

  • Airman Spotlight: Senior Airman Julio Torres

    Unit: 51st Operations Support SquadronJob title: Aircrew flight equipmentJob description and its impact on the overall mission: Inspect parachute assemblies, survival kits, flotation devices, harnesses, and more. My overall impact on the mission is to insure the highest survivability rate for any

  • Osan Airmen participate in operational readiness exercise

    Team Osan Airmen participated in Beverly Bulldog 11-01, an operational readiness exercise, here Jan. 23 - 28. The exercise allowed Airmen to demonstrate their ability to complete the mission in simulated chemical environments while executing their primary duties, practicing self-aid and buddy care,

  • Training event preps 51st LRS for ORE success

    On a frigid winter morning Jan. 21, 250 members of the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron here could be seen traveling the base in Mission Oriented Protection Posture 4 to prepare for the following week's operational readiness exercise. Following an evaluation and assessment of their ability to meet

  • Airman Spotlight: Senior Airman Gerardo A. Chirichigno

    Unit: 51st Maintenance SquadronJob title: Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory journeymanJob description and its impact on the overall mission: To provide test measurement and diagnostic equipment support to the U.S. Forces Korea and Pacific Air Forces mission.Time in the military: Three

  • Survey to assess Air Force community well-being

    The Integrated Delivery System working group is sponsoring the 2011 Community Assessment Survey of service members, spouses, reservists, spouses of reservists and civilians. This survey is a way for Air Force community members to make their opinions and needs known. The results of the survey will be

  • Osan Airmen visit Korean orphanage

    Airmen have many volunteer opportunities throughout their Air Force career. One such opportunity here is volunteering at the local orphanages through the base chapel. Every month the chapel offers 20 Airmen a chance to share their time with children at orphanages in Suwon, Cheonan, Songton and

  • National Parks of Korea: Deogyusan

    Editor's Note: This is the fourth article in a series highlighting national parks in the ROK.Deogyusan National Park, which spans the central Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do provinces, was the first park I visited in the new year, and the eighth national park overall in my attempt to explore all

  • Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Eric Burks

    Unit: 51st Fighter Wing Public AffairsJob description and its impact on the overall mission: As NCOIC of Internal, I maintain the Osan public Web site, write articles, update the Commander's Access Channel and Community Channel, and do a little bit of everything else in the PA office.Time in the