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  • Upgraded F-16 rejoins 8th FW

    An upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcon returned to 8th Fighter Wing operations after AFLCMC’s Post Block Integration Team provided the aircraft with the first wave of 22 modifications designed to improve lethality to meet the needs of current and future operations.

  • Osan Airmen brace for monsoon flooding

    Airmen assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing fill sandbags at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 9, 2022. The sandbags are to be dispersed throughout Osan in preparation for flooding caused by heavy rainfall during South Korea’s monsoon season.

  • CSAF visits Osan Air Base

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. visited the 51st Fighter Wing during his Indo-Pacific tour at Osan Air Base, Aug. 12, 2022. The purpose of Gen. Brown's tour was to reinforce the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

  • Certain Victory: A-10 pilots persevere through COVID-19

    The will to win has been an unmatched factor for one squadron since their early World War II days. Whether flying over the Himalayan mountains into the foothills of China in the 1940’s, or staying mission ready today as the Korean Peninsula’s premier close air support fighter squadron, the 25th

  • Band of the Pacific hits all the right notes with tour

    The United States of America and the Republic of Korea established a historical friendship following the Korean War in 1953. One of the U.S. Air Force’s overseas regional bands visited the Republic of Korea to help reinforce that alliance.

  • Osan behind the scenes

    Gatch a glimpse behind the scenes of day-to-day operations at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

  • Brown thanks Airmen, outlines priorities during Osan visit

    Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, held his first all call here Aug. 29 since taking command, outlining his priorities going forward. The all call was part of a four-day immersion in the ROK, Aug. 26-29, where Brown also visited the U.S. Embassy, ROK Air Force Headquarters,

  • Dirt Boys restore taxiway in 23 hrs despite record heat

    Despite record-breaking heat on the Korean peninsula, more than 20 Airmen spent 23 hours making an unusual repair to a flightline taxiway - and set a record of their own. From Aug. 4 to 6, the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron structures flight, the Dirt Boys, replaced 18 feet of taxiway after personnel