20 April 2022 Mission Support Group/ROK Air Force Operations Command commanders Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Base Security OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Like many military installations overseas, Osan Air Base faces challenges that require coordination between U.S. servicemembers and their host nation.One of the major challenges involves base security and aligning procedures to ensure the safety of those who live...
22 March 2022 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Sustains Excellence, Maintains Winning Streak OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The mission of the 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) is to produce safe and reliable aircraft to maintain combat-ready pilots who are ready to ‘fight tonight’. Over the past 36 months, three crew chiefs assigned to the 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit have earned...
22 July 2022 Buddy Squadron is Back for 51st Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Forces OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Buddy Squadron program, formerly known as Buddy Wing, has a rich history that ties both U.S. and Republic of Korea Air Forces (ROKAF) together. The tradition dates back 20 years and is used as an opportunity to build trust, introduce new tactics and exchange...
22 April 2022 Osan Receives Hypoxia Familiarization Trainer OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Operations Support Squadron’s Aerospace Physiology Training team opened the first hypoxia familiarization trainer (HFT) on the Korean Peninsula for military personnel April 1, 2022.The HFT combats the harmful effects of altitude physiological emergencies...
07 December 2021 Korea Defense Veterans Association hosts annual education conference for Junior Service Members OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) hosted their 3rd annual luncheon at Osan Air Base, Nov. 24, 2021. This education conference was established in 2018 to help educate junior service members on the importance of the Republic of Korea (ROK)-US alliance...
27 October 2021 A-10 Pilot Represents Team Osan at Seoul ADEX 21 OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan’s 1st Lt. Daniel Guerrero, 25th Fighter Wing Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, represented the 25th FW, Osan Air Base and the United States Air Force at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, also known as Seoul ADEX 21, which took...
22 October 2021 Combat Search and Rescue Training: A Job Worth Doing Together OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan hosted a joint-branch training event focusing on combat search and rescue training (CSART) techniques.The practical elements of recovering personnel in austere locations in the CSART training brought together joint service members and mission...
15 October 2021 Osan Conducts Combat Search and Rescue Training OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan is hosting a Combat Search and Rescue Training event. Formerly known as Pacific Thunder, the training is a semiannual joint coalition training for not only the Korean Theater of Operations, but Pacific Air Forces as a whole.The focus of the training...
19 August 2021 51st Munitions Squadron Brings the Boom OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- If airpower is the key to victory, then firepower is the key to airpower. One of the keys to getting firepower where the U.S. Air Force needs it on the Korean peninsula is the 51st Munitions Squadron’s retrograde operation.Retrograde operations analyze which base...
29 September 2017 North Korean Refugees Enjoy Pacific Air Force Band REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Trends, played for a large group of North Korean refugees at a South Korean Ministry of Unification facility for North Korean defectors, Sept. 26.The band played covers of thirteen classic songs off the world’s greatest hits...