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OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • Operation Maggie Migration: a mammoth mission

    Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and Travis AFB, Calif., took part in the transport of an unusual traveler Nov. 1 -- possibly their largest airlift passenger ever. Maggie the elephant arrived at Travis for a quick stop before being transported to her final destination at the Performing Animal

  • U.S. and Singapore Air Forces commence Commando Sling 08-1

    Six F-16 C/D Fighting Falcons from the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, recently deployed to Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, to participate in the first iteration of Exercise Commando Sling 2008. The exercise began Oct. 29 and runs through Nov. 16. Exercise Commando Sling 2008

  • By the letter: Airmen help students by being pen pals

    How do you help children improve their writing skills and teach them about the Air Force at the same time? A teacher in Florence, S.C., and an Airman at Osan came up with a plan to do just that, starting a pen pal program between Airmen and 2nd grade students. Veronica Flowers and Tech. Sgt. C.J.

  • Air Force runners dominate Marine Corps Marathon

    Air Force runners took home bragging rights from the Marine Corps Marathon this weekend, with both the men's and women's teams winning first place in the military services division. The top times from the top four male and top two female runners are added together. The Air Force marathoners topped

  • Passenger terminal offers free candy screening

    The 731st Air Mobility Squadron will conduct free X-ray and screenings of Halloween candy at the passenger terminal from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 31. X-ray screening takes about one minute and is completely safe, said 1st Lt. Laura Apeldoorn, 731st AMS passenger services officer in charge. "With the raise (in

  • Buckley hosts AF basketball tryouts

    Basketball season is upon us again and for a lucky handful, so is a chance to play for the Air Force team. Tryouts are under way at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., where 24 Airmen from bases around the globe came together for one thing: to play basketball for the United States Air Force. Talent,

  • New air defenders on peninsula

    The first group of Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 44th Air and Missile Defense, landed here for their one-year deployment to Korea on Oct. 17 . The new battalion, from Fort Bliss, Texas, is replacing the 2-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, in support of the

  • Air defenders compete in goodwill soccer match

    Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, competed in the goodwill soccer match against the Republic of Korea's 2nd ADA BDE in Cheonan on Oct. 18. After some preliminary briefings and photo ops, the two partners in peace drew a line in the sand, to do

  • Space-A briefing makes travel easier

    Osan's Air Mobility Command passenger terminal personnel recently briefed residents on how to properly use Space-A travel, a military benefit."What we're trying to do here is educate the base populace on how to take advantage of the AMC missions that transit our station," said Master Sgt. Donald