http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil en-US Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:52 GMT Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:52 GMT Air Force Link RSS Generator http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123288521 The 7th Air Force welcomed its new command chief when Chief Master Sgt. Harold L. Hutchison recently arrived at Osan Air Base.

Hutchison's last assignment was with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, where he also served as command chief.

Lt Gen Jan-Marc Jouas, 7th Air Force commander, is pleased to welcome the new command chief.

"We look forward to Chief Hutchison's leadership and experience," the general said. "He will be a great asset to the 7th Air Force team, ensuring our Airmen and their families are mission ready."
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Maj Eric Badger) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123288521 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:58:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123285507 The leadership of 7th Air Force changed hands during a change-of-command ceremony here Jan. 6.

Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas assumed command from Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Remington as Army Gen. James D. Thurman, the U.S. Forces Korea commander, and Gen. Gary L. North, the Pacific Air Forces commander, presided over the ceremony.

As the 7th AF commander, Jouas assumes the roles of deputy commander, United Nations Command Korea; deputy commander, U.S. Forces Korea; commander, Air Component Command, Republic of Korea/U.S. Combined Forces Command; and commander, 7th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan Air Base, South Korea.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil ( Airman 1st Class Michael Battles) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123285507 Sun, 8 Jan 2012 23:09:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123278389 After serving as the 7th Air Force Command Chief since November 2010, Command Chief Master Sergeant Tom L. Baker said a heart-felt thank you and farewell to Team Osan, Team Kunsan and the entire Korean peninsula.

As the command chief, he serves as the principle senior enlisted advisor to the commander on the morale, welfare, training, mission readiness and effective utilization of the commands more than 9,000 combat-ready personnel assigned to two wings, five collocated operating bases and 19 geographically-separated operating locations. He ensures the combat readiness of the command through sound policies, practices and training.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Maj Eric Badger) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123278389 Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:49:24 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123278041 Three times the charm for Staff Sergeant Ut Ta who was recently recognized as the 2011 Air Force-level Air Traffic Controller of the Year, 2011 Air Force Global Strike Command Air Traffic Controller of the Year, and the 2011 Lingiam Odems Memorial Award winner for outstanding contributions to the Air Force Air Traffic Control career field.

The current Combat Airspace Plans NCOIC for the 607th Air and Space Operations Command, was deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq as a Combined En-route Approach Facility Air Traffic Controller when first notified of winning the AFGSC and Air Force-level ATC awards.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Maj Eric Badger) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123278041 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:58:05 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123277898
The DCGS is the Air Force's globally networked intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance weapon system, and its advancement requires detailed evaluations of its processes on a continuing basis.

The week-long evaluation, called Sentinel Focus, runs from Oct. 30 - Nov. 3 and enables the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing to inspect its processes and operations during real world missions to identify any possible areas of improvement.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Mr. Marge McGlinn) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123277898 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:51:33 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123275280
The off-installation curfew is in effect from midnight until 5:00 a.m. on Monday through Friday and 3:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday and U.S.-observed holidays including U.S. national holidays, USFK training holidays, and US-observed ROK holidays.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil () http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123275280 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:34:36 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123275067 Lieutenant Colonel Scott P. Maskery, 7th Air Force Director of Manpower, Personnel, and Services, was awarded the 2011 Patriot Award Sept. 30 for outstanding contributions to the Republic of Korea (ROK)-US alliance.

The Korean name for the award is "Wigook Heonsin Sang" or "Patriot Award" in English. The award ceremony was held at the ROK Ministry of National Defense (MND) Compound, Seoul, Korea. There were 10 ROK recipients and one US recipient--Lt Col Maskery.

The Bristol, Connecticut native was selected from among the top eight nominees throughout all US Forces-Korea (USFK) and the service component units for the award, including both Osan and Kunsan Air Bases. A combined US-ROK board convened in July to nominate the top two candidates to the MND. After a competitive board process, the MND officials selected Lt Col Maskery to receive the prestigious award.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Maj Eric Badger) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123275067 Fri, 7 Oct 2011 00:16:51 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123275066 After serving as the 7th Air Force Vice Commander since May 2010, Brigadier General Scott L. Dennis said a heart-felt thank you and farewell to Team Osan and the South Korean community.

"It's all about the friendships my family and I have gained, both South Korean and American," the General said. "My wife and I were here with our family 10 years ago, and we had a wonderful time. The second time around was just as wonderful as the first."

However, his second assignment at Osan Air Base, Korea offered a slightly different perspective than his first arrival as Major Scott Dennis, Director of Weapons and Tactics in June 1998.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Maj Eric Badger) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123275066 Fri, 7 Oct 2011 00:07:39 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123275065 Unit: 607th SPTS/CEF

Job title: HVAC/R

Job description and its impact on the overall mission: Maintain the Heating and Air Conditioning systems in the HTAC/KCOIC

Time in the military: 8 years

Time at Korea: 9 months

Family: Wife Kristin and 3 kids Braeden 8, Aniyah 4, Carter 9 weeks

Hobbies: Lifting weights, any and all sports, Skyping with my family
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil () http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123275065 Thu, 6 Oct 2011 23:49:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123273229 Unit: 8th Communications Squadron

Job title: Resource Advisor

Job description and its impact on the overall mission: To ensure the squadron is financially ready to accomplish its daily mission.

Time in the military: 8 years, 4 months

Time at Korea: Since July 2010.

Family: 1 daughter (Kyranna, 2 years old); lives in Abilene, TX.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil () http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123273229 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:57:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269604 Thousands of augmentees and service members from across the globe will make their way back to their home stations soon, thanks to their combined hard work and participation in Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011--those stationed here will return to day-to-day operations now that one of the largest peninsula-wide exercises finishes.

UFG, the annual computer-simulated, U.S. Combined Forces Command defense-oriented exercise involving more than 530,000 ROK, U.S., and other nations, ended Aug. 26 after 10 days of simulated conflict. Designed to improve the Alliance's ability to defend the RoK, UFG '11 exercised senior leaders' decision-making capabilities, trained commanders and staff on planning, command and control operations, intelligence, logistics and personnel procedures.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (1st Lt Carolyn Glover and Lt. Col. John "JB" Bryan) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269604 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:43:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269603 In the Air Force, our mission is to fly, fight and win. The Air Tasking Order is how we do it--it puts the "how to" in fly, fight and win. And for thousands of U.S. and ROK participants here for Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011, that practice in ATO planning and execution helped sharpen those skills---especially for senior leaders, commanders and their staffs.

"Whether you are a one striper fuel specialist, a fighter pilot at the front end of a jet that's about to deliver a bomb onto a target, the supply team back where that aircraft launched, a cook at a mess hall at a C-130 base that does airlift to recover wounded warriors off the battlefield, or anybody who wears the United States Air Force uniform, we should care about the Air Tasking Order because it is the embodiment of what we do," said Col. James McGovern, 607th Air & Space Operations Center Commander, here.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Master Sgt. Kimberly Spinner) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269603 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:18:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269406
Here, a team called the Combined Air Logistics Center (CALC) is a multifaceted organization responsible for providing logistics oversight for munitions, aircraft maintenance logistics plans, supply and fuels for the Korean area of operations. And needless to say, their role during exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian '11 is the pulse of operations at all levels.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Master Sgt Thomas Taylor) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269406 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:38:55 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269405
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, as the Aviation Combat Element of III Marine Expeditionary Force, provides combat ready, task organized forces capable of conducting aviation operations across all six functions of Marine Aviation in naval and expeditionary environments, and commands and controls aviation forces through the Tactical Air Command Center in order to contribute to the accomplishment of national security objectives.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Lt. Col. Joyce H. Guthrie) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269405 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:35:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268808 Deep into the hours of the midnight shift, servicemembers venture from all corners of Osan Air Base to one key location, focused on a sole objective - obtaining one of Tech. Sgt. Kiev McCray's famous waffles.

McCray, 607thAir Operations Center non-commissioned officer in charge of personnel programs, began the tradition of 'Waffle Wednesday' in January, as a means of motivating the troops who spend long nights in the depths of the Osan Hardened Tactical Air Control Center.

more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (1st Lt. Carolyn Glover) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268808 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:34:28 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268805 more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Lt. Col. Joyce H. Guthrie) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268805 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:22:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268645
The facility was established in the early 1990's as a cost-effective means of efficiently and realistically training the Air Component Command warfighting staff. ACC includes both ROK and U.S. Air Force personnel manning the Air Operations Center and Combined Air Force Forces staff.

"(The KASC) allows us to accomplish critical training without actually flying aircraft," explained Col. Pat 'Chud' Matthews, the 7th Air Force Director of Programs, Plans and Analyses.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (By 1st Lt Carolyn Glover) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268645 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:42:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268608 Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011 augmentees from across the globe arrived here to find a tent city already set up by the 254th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE).

Ulchi Freedom Guardian is an annual computer-assisted simulation command post exercise, and like all CFC exercises, it will focus on training service members while exercising senior leaders' decision-making capabilities.

Preparing for and supporting exercises like this are not new to the 254th. The Air National Guard RED HORSE members, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, have been supporting exercises on Osan since 2006.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Master Sgt. Kimberly Spinner) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268608 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:38:00 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268607
The combined, annual exercise has representation from the Republic of Korea, United States and seven United Nations Command sending state nations on the peninsula, and at U.S. military headquarters in the Pacific and the United States.

The computer assisted-simulation command post exercise is designed to improve the Alliance's ability to defend the Republic of Korea, while teaching, coaching and mentoring service members and exercising senior leaders' decision-making capabilities. And, like all Combined Forces Command exercises, UFG is a defense-oriented, routine exercise that is consistently adjusted to account for ongoing future threats.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (Lt. Col. John "JB" Bryan) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268607 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:32:42 EST http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268606
U.S. forces and their South Korean allies first gathered here last week to ramp up for the multi-day, defense-oriented command post exercise Operation Ulchi Freedom Guardian. This is one of two major annual combined exercises at the Pacific Theater level, and is scheduled to continue until Aug. 26.

Participants stationed at Osan Air Base are joined by hundreds of augmentees from around the world, each bringing a different background and skill set to the simulated fight.
more...]]> 51FWPA@osan.af.mil (1st Lt. Carolyn Glover) http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268606 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:28:40 EST