HomeNews

News Page

News Search

Results:
Tag: USFK
Clear
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Johnston, 51st Maintenance Squadron electronic warfare systems craftsman, examines a rebuilt electronic countermeasures pod at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, October 30, 2020. After 10 years, maintainers from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., helped the 51st MXS EW section discover a rare, spare canister. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Alder)

    Electronic Warfare: ten years in making

    For approximately a decade, members of the 51st Maintenance Squadron Electronic Warfare section searched for one integral part of an F-16 Fighting Falcon electronic countermeasure (ECM) pod. Not a detriment to mission success, the pod was cannibalized for parts in the interim.
  • Members of the 18th Intelligence Squadron Detachment 2 transitioned into the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 5, 2020. The squadron is assigned to Space Delta 7 Peterson Garrison, Colorado as part of the 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Sudolcan)

    Semper Venandi: Osan advances the hunt

    OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Now home to the 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron – Detachment 2, Team Osan proudly hosts the newly activated unit, and the first to fall under the U.S. Space Force in the Republic of Korea, November 5, 2020.The transition of Air Combat Command’s 18th Intelligence Squadron to USSF’s 73rd
  • Air Force members prepare to cut a ribbon

    731st Air Mobility Squadron reveals new air freight terminal

    Team Osan’s 731st Air Mobility Squadron officially opened a new air freight terminal, during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Oct. 26, 2020.
  • Colonel John Gonzales, 51st Fighter Wing commander, provides remarks during a POW/MIA Recognition ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 16, 2020. The POW/MIA Recognition Day serves as a symbol of the nation’s concern and commitment to resolving the fates of prisoners, missing, or those unaccounted for following World War II and the conflicts that followed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Denise Jenson)

    Unforgotten Heroes: Osan honors POW/MIA Day

    Team Osan commemorated our nation’s prisoners of war and those missing in action during a POW/MIA Memorial ceremony on base, Sept. 16, 2020.
  • AGE drives by F-16

    Mission-ready flight keeps legacy alive

    Dozens of machinery align in multiple rows near a hangar. Some are as big as the Hydraulic Test Stand, sitting up to nearly five feet tall. Some are as small as an axle jack, which can fit on a table, but lift a 30,000-pound aircraft.
  • Ribbon cutting

    Hardened aircraft shelters constructed at Kunsan

    Col. Christopher “Wolf” Hammond, 8th Fighter Wing commander, along with leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the Far East District (USACE of the FED), and Republic of Korean Air Force representatives conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of construction of new hardened aircraft shelters (HAS) on Kunsan Air Base, July 31, 2020.
  • UNC Honor Guard moves a transfer case

    United Nations Command honors fallen Korean War heroes

    A rare, solemn silence lingers over a normally bustling flightline. The stillness of the runway temporarily fades as a vehicle slowly bypasses spectators rendering salutes and clutching their hands over their hearts, awaiting troops returning from combat. Coming to a halt, the automobile unveils six service members, but instead of walking out to fanfare for a heroes’ welcome, these members were transported by pallbearers in a United Nations Command flag wrapped casket and recognized for their ultimate sacrifice: dying from the Korean War in the wake of the conflict’s 70th Anniversary.
  • .

    35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit wins load crew competition

    The 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 80th AMU squared off against one another in this year’s first 8th Maintenance Group Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Kunsan Air Base, April 3.  
  • A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 8th Fighter Wing passes students from the Gunsan Mun Hwa Elementary School during their visit to the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department open house at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 16, 2019. Fire department personnel provided the students with a tour of the fire house, showed them the equipment used to fight fires and taught basic fire safety skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Arends)

    Kunsan stays on the offensive with fire prevention week

    The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department held several events to promote fire safety and raise awareness about Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 14 – Oct. 18.
  • Members of the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, lift a bomb during the 2019 Penn Fest competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 19. 2019, The 25th AMU finished loading their aircraft the quickest and won the load crew competition overall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)

    Aircraft maintenance unit blows away competition at 2019 Penn Fest

    The 8th Maintenance Group hosted the 2019 Penn Fest, Oct. 19, and brought together five aircraft maintenance units, and their respective aircraft, from across the Republic of Korea. This year, Penn Fest gave several AMUs the chance to see who had the best air force load crew in the ROK.
RSS