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OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • 51st MXS Airmen keep busy during annual runway closure

    While it may seem that an annual base runway closure might be the perfect time for an aircraft mechanic to catch up on his summer reading list, the members of the 51st Maintenance Squadron here are doing anything but. "Our shop is using the time during the runway closure to work on delayed

  • Energy Awareness Month kicks off at Osan

    Col. Thomas Deale, 51st Fighter Wing commander, launched Energy Star's Operation Change Out - The Military Challenge here Oct. 1. This national campaign, a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy, is encouraging servicemen and women to save energy, money

  • Purchasing pets off base

    Outside the gates at Osan there are several street vendors. One of those vendors routinely has cats, dogs and occasionally rats and mice for sale. While the animals look cuddly and cute, they're usually infested with all kinds of viruses and health issues. These health issues not only mean the

  • Two Osan members among 2009 Air Force Club Membership scholarship winners

    Twenty-five individuals, including two Team Osan members, were recently selected to receive $1,000 scholarships through the Air Force Services Club Membership Scholarship Program. Club members and their families were given the opportunity to submit a 500-word essay on "The High Cost of Freedom." A

  • 'Year of the Air Force Family' Web site launched

    Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to showcase the Year of the Air Force Family effort. Airmen and their families can log on to http://www.af.mil/yoaff/index.asp to learn about AF-wide initiatives, monthly themes and programs, as well as contact local installation Airman Family and

  • Osan Airman Spotlight

    Senior Airman Bryan Jeffers51st Munitions SquadronJob title: Armament Maintenance Section Technician Job description and its impact on the overall mission: Performs routine/corrective maintenance on M61A1 20mm/ GAU-8/A 30mm gun systems and all support equipment. Fully functioning gun systems are

  • Around Osan Oct. Oct. 13-19

    Sabre Run 2009: A cost free KAOC Friendship half marathon is scheduled for Oct. 17 at 9 a.m. The run begins at the base gym and includes a 5K and 10K option. For more information, visit: http://www.sabrerun2009.com. Study Skills/Test Taking Seminar:  A test taking seminar is scheduled for Oct. 16

  • Team Osan member part of best test team in AF

    A member of Team Osan, along with eight others from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., was recently chosen as the best of the best among test and evaluation teams in the Air Force. The A-10C Initial Operational Test & Evaluation Team from Nellis AFB was recently awarded the Air Force Association's 2008

  • Runway Reconstruction Underway

    We see it in the skies over Osan Air Base everyday - the myriad of fighter aircraft on the Korean peninsula, the Army's Apache helicopters, the mobility, reconnaissance and commercial aircraft supporting our mission or making a stop en route to its final destination. All told, Osan's runway sees

  • Osan Blood Drive

    Ten members of a joint team from U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center in Okinawa, Japan, came to Osan for a blood drive Sept. 22-23. The PACOM Armed Services Blood Bank distributes blood products to Okinawa, 12 hospitals throughout PACOM, sevices afloat and deployed units of