July 5, 2023 Cultivating Bonds On June 23, 2023, Mr. Shingo Mimura, Governor of Aomori Prefecture and 35th Fighter Wing honorary commander, was welcomed to Misawa Air Base by 35th Fighter Wing and 3rd Air Wing leadership, marking his 20th year of service as governor.
July 4, 2023 Osan Airmen support Guam’s Typhoon Mawar recovery Three Airmen from the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) helped prepare, sustain and recover Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Typhoon Mawar May 22 to June 5, 2023.
June 29, 2023 Test cell Airmen ready engines for launch The 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Airmen assigned to the engine test facility have one mission — to provide top-notch engines and repairs for Kadena Air Base and its pilots.
June 28, 2023 25 Fighter Squadron Soars into Red Flag Alaska 23-2 U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II's from the 25th Fighter Squadron took off during Red Flag Alaska 23-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 9, 2023. Red Flag Alaska provides pilots with the opportunity to train in a geographically diverse location with mission partners from around the globe.
June 27, 2023 Republic of Korea, US troops preserve memorials U.S. and Republic of Korea troops grab equipment to clean a memorial sculpture at Osan Air Base, ROK, June 22, 2023. U.S. and ROK troops teamed up to clean two memorials on base in honor of the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Edwards)
June 27, 2023 Language-enabled Airmen strengthen commitment to regional Allies Two Japanese Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars worked alongside U.S. Air Force airfield experts to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through the exchange of skills with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners during Exercise Cope North 2023 (CN23), which
June 21, 2023 PACAF Command Chief Visits Osan U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) command chief, visited Osan and Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea for an immersion tour June 9-16, 2023.
June 5, 2023 US facilitates Japan Air Operations Center training Three years in the making, the 505th Training Squadron fulfilled a request by the government of Japan to assist with understanding how an air operations center plans and executes and how to build instructional standards to enable airpower at the operational level of war.
June 5, 2023 Current, future CES base improvements As of mid-2023, the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) has around 70 base improvement projects in the works at Osan Air Base.
May 31, 2023 Osan, Kunsan combine for Mammoth Walk training operations F-16 Fighting Falcons, A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, U-2 Dragon Ladys, and C-12 Hurons taxi stand parked on the runway at Osan Air Base during the Mammoth Walk training event on May 5, 2023. This joint effort included aircraft from both the 51st and 8th Fighter Wings, the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron and