OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Opposition forces, manned by team Osan personnel, sporadically and randomly “attacked” areas on base throughout the exercise, ranging from attempts to storm headquarters buildings to breaching perimeter gates.“Other organizations request these attacks to test their...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea –A-10 Thunderbolt IIs are making low passes over mountaintops, providing covering fire for two HH-60 Pave Hawks carrying Air Force rescue teams as they all coordinate to find pilots down behind enemy lines. A distress call is heard on the radio over the roaring of...

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Fighter squadrons across the Korean Peninsula routinely participate in Buddy Wings to enhance the interoperability of U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces. For Buddy Wing 16-7, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 36th Fighter Squadron traveled to Daegu Air Base...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Ever since the 1950s, the U.S. and ROK alliance has been prevalent in sustaining the country's freedom. The 51st Security Forces Squadron defenders and the Republic of Korea air force will be among the first to protect and defend the base in the event of an attack...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 2015 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition experienced record breaking attendance Oct. 24 and 25 when it opened to the public at the Seoul Airport.More than 260,000 people attended the expo where they were able to interact with the nearly 150...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Routine exercises held at Osan Air Base rarely focus on the same training goals, and the desired learning objectives shift to ensure personnel’s wartime missions are enhanced to be ready to “Fight Tonight.”Beverly Herd 17-1 came with a heavy emphasis on the 51st...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen and aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter Squadron from the New Jersey Air National Guard began a deployment here on Feb. 5.The guardsmen, who are deployed from the 177th Fighter Wing at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, are filling a theater security...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- An E-4 carrying Defense Secretary Jim Mattis lands at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 2, 2017.The visit, which is Mattis’ first official visit to a foreign country as secretary of defense, highlighted the common traits and strengths shared by the U.S. and...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Medics from the 51st Medical Group trained on mass casualty procedures with their Republic of Korea air force counterparts during a medical exercise here Aug. 22, 2016.The two medical teams treated victims of a simulated bombing and bus accident, with special...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- The base-wide exercise tests each unit’s ability to conduct their wartime mission successfully and be prepared to ‘fight tonight’.“It is extremely important that we consistently exercise our abilities like this, keeping our strengths up and minimizing any weaknesses we...