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OSAN AIR BASE NEWS

  • Gen. Hester announces retirement

    Gen. Paul V. Hester, Commander, Pacific Air Forces, announced his retirement today. His announcement coincides with the Department of Defense naming Lt. Gen. Carrol "Howie" Chandler as the next Pacific Air Forces commander. Gen. Chandler was also nominated for his fourth star. Gen. Hester assumed

  • Osan receives 'Excellent' on ORI

    The lights fell on a packed house at the Osan theatre Tuesday afternoon as the 51st Fighter Wing asked the Pacific Air Forces Inspector General to "Show us!" the results of the 2007 Operational Readiness Inspection, just as Team Osan showed off for the Inspector General the week earlier. The

  • A little power goes a long way

    When it comes to keeping Osan's jets 'Ready to Fight, and Win, Tonight,' maintainers have to stay on top of their game. In order to stay the best, the 51st Maintenance Operations Squadron offers training for maintainers here like the auxiliary power unit course. An auxiliary power unit is a small

  • Volunteers honored at reception

    Team Osan celebrated Volunteer Recognition Week with a kick-off volunteer reception at the Officers' Club today. Each base agency recognized their volunteers with displays and each registered Team Osan volunteer received a gift. However, the volunteers are the ones who gave the biggest gift to the

  • Osan Girl Scouts send cookies to deployed troops

    Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts here sent 636 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan thanks to donations from Team Osan. While donations covered the majority of the cost for the cookies, the girls donated their own money to make up the difference. Each troop had a

  • Army combats sexual assault through awareness

    Soldiers from the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, ran four miles around the base here April 13 in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Since the beginning of April, units throughout Area III have been putting together activities to spread

  • AFN and AAFES help clarify decoder issue

    American Forces Network viewers who have an AFN decoder and satellite dish must make minor adjustments to their satellite decoders by April 25 to avoid losing AFN service. Customers are encouraged to log onto http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil for instructions on making adjustments. A customer service

  • Airman's Creed exemplifies warfighting ethos

    The Air Force chief of staff introduced the new "Airman's Creed" April 18 to provide Airmen a tangible statement of beliefs that they can hold most dear. The Airman's Creed reflects pride in the role of air, space and cyberspace power and the Air Force's commitment in supporting and defending the

  • Deployable Distribution Center to evaluate capability in Korea

    The Defense Distribution Center, headquartered in New Cumberland, Pa., will evaluate the capabilities of its Deployable Distribution Center here April 30 through May 11. The DDC's deployable capability is intended to provide a flexible distribution capability that can support responses to natural

  • PACAF leads the way for Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

    Pacific Air Force's implementation of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program is off to a good start. Since the program was ordered to resume under the direction of the deputy secretary of defense in October, PACAF has immunized more than 94 percent of its Airmen who have been designated for