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OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • Air Force leaders name next top enlisted leader

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley have announced the Airman selected to be the service's next enlisted leader. Chief Master Sgt. James A. Roy will become the 16th chief master sergeant of the Air Force during an appointment

  • 2009 Operational Readiness Inspection Hero Report

    36th Fighter Squadron - Capt. David Bennett 51st Medical Operations Squadron - Capt. Todd Frazer51st Civil Engineer Squadron - Capt. Woosuk Chun - Tech Sgt. Seth Mellott - Tech Sgt. Brian Sharp - Staff Sgt. William Spencer - Senior Airman Ronald Brooks - Senior Airman Brian Ford - Airman 1st Class

  • Mustang News Briefs

    If you would like to submit a Mustang Brief, email the 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs office. For more information, call 784-4044. Educational Needs Assessment: The base education office is conducting an Educational Needs Assessment. Let them know how they can meet your educational needs by

  • New MFLC supports service members, families

    The Department of Defense has funded a valuable service and Osan is utilizing it. The Military Family Life Consultant program offers short-term, situational, non-medical counseling to service members and their families. The focus of the program is to empower service members and their families by

  • Air Force FY 2010 budget reflects rebalanced priorities

    Today the Air Force announced that its portion of the President's fiscal year 2010 budget reflects a balanced strategy to prevail in today's joint fight and sustain air, space and cyberspace dominance. The two overarching principles guiding next year's budget are rebalancing the Air Force's

  • Exchanges pull Hydroxycut diet supplement from shelves

    A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning to consumers has prompted military exchanges to remove the diet supplement Hydroxycut from store shelves, officials here said May 5. Military exchange officials contacted May 5 confirmed that Hydroxycut products, used by dieters and body builders,

  • Team Osan Prepares for Courageous Channel Exercise

    U.S. Forces Korea will conduct Courageous Channel 09-01, a semi-annual noncombatant evacuation operations exercise May 14-16. Courageous Channel is a regularly scheduled exercise and is unrelated to any current events. This exercise will test the command's NEO plans and procedures for a short-notice

  • Pacific Air Forces advises Airmen on H1N1 flu outbreak

    Pacific Air Forces officials are urging Airmen, civilian personnel and family members to practice good health habits to help prevent the spread of H1N1. "The key to avoiding this is to practice good hand washing and basic public health measures," said Col. Sean Murphy, PACAF command surgeon general.

  • Emergency aero-medical evacuation during base ORI successful

    A KC-135 Stratotanker lifted off from Osan Air Base, enroute to Kadena AB. But this was not a typical airrefueling mission April 22. On this mission, the Air Force provided a critical aeromedical evacuation for a premature infant who was born 14 weeks early. First headed to the Okinawa Naval Medical

  • IG Tests SERE and Personnel Recovery During ORI

    Exercise, Exercise, Exercise: A rescue operation consisting of helicopters, A-10 Thunderbolts and F-16 Falcons was ordered today when an A-10 pilot ejected from his aircraft. After a positive identification and establishment of the pilot's exact location, the 33rd Rescue Squadron successfully