March 8, 2021 Wolf Pack celebrates Women’s History Month: MWD edition Each March we celebrate Women’s History Month. This is the first story in a series of women serving here at the Wolf Pack.
Dec. 9, 2020 Sky’s The Limit: Marines trailblaze multiservice ATC program When two Marine air traffic controllers (ATC) faced a once in a lifetime opportunity to help safely operate the busiest airfield in the Republic of Korea (ROK), they eagerly accepted the challenge. The task paired Pennsylvania natives, Sgt. Adam Burse, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan,
Nov. 13, 2020 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.
Nov. 9, 2020 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
Oct. 26, 2020 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.
Sept. 17, 2020 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.
Aug. 11, 2020 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.
Aug. 4, 2020 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
June 26, 2020 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
April 8, 2020 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.