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OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • AFAS program Gives Parents a Break

    The Air Force Aid Society recognizes that Air Force families are subject to unique stresses due to the nature of military life -- deployments, remote tours of duty, extended working hours, etc. Families are often separated from spouses as well as from extended family members who might otherwise

  • New commander takes charge of the Mustang Stampede

    It was a homecoming of sorts when the new commander of the 51st Fighter Wing took the stage Oct. 15. Col. Thomas Deale, who previously served at Osan in a variety of roles from October of 2001 to June of 2004, took command of the 51st Fighter Wing from Col. Jon Norman during a ceremony in the 5th

  • 51st FW to host Air Power Day Oct. 11, 12

    The 51st Fighter Wing will host its annual Air Power Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12. This year's event honors the 60th anniversaries of both the 51st FW and the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Additionally, for the first-time since Sept. 11, 2001, the event will be open to the entire

  • 731st AMS "deploys" to Kunsan for training

    Twenty-five personnel from the 731st Air Mobility Squadron temporary "deployed" to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 21 Sept to Oct. 1, for a training event designed to enhance the unit's mission capabilities and efficiency. "The purpose of this training experience was to ensure Air Mobility

  • Nonjudicial punishments

    The following Airmen received Article 15s during the week of Sept. 22 to Oct.3 -- A staff sergeant assigned to the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron received an Article 15 for failing to obey a lawful order -- misuse of government travel card. Punishment consisted of a suspended reduction to the grade of

  • Cultural Insight: Memorial honors 'first to fight'

    Just north of Osan city lies a seldom-visited monument honoring the men of Task Force Smith, the first U.S. forces to engage North Korean forces following the North's invasion of the Republic of Korea on June 25, 1950. The monument, built in 1982, depicts U.S. Army infantrymen and a 2.36-inch