Korean summer: Pay attention to heat index changes

As the year progresses, the temperature rises, children are released from school, and members of U.S. Forces Korea travel around the peninsula and abroad. One of the challenges that military members and families face during the summer months is the heat and humidity. The summer temperatures in Korea

USFK commander recognizes 5th Reconnaissance NCO

Air Force celebrates Earth Day

April 22, 2013, the Air Force will observe Earth Day, continuing with the service's vision and commitment to "Conserve Today - Secure To- morrow." The focus of this year's Air Force Earth Day campaign is the water resource management program, which includes water conservation, use of water-saving

Key Resolve ends for Air Component Command

The United States Combined Forces Command announced the successful completion of annual computer-assisted simulation exercise Key Resolve at Osan Air Base today."Key Resolve is an annual exercise about readiness," said U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, 7th Air Force and Air Component Command

ROK, U.S. partnerships highlight Key Resolve

One powerful warfighting asset that is often overlooked is the joint relationship between the Republic of Korea and the U.S. at Exercise Key Resolve. ROK Air Force members and U.S. Air Force members collaborated to execute the exercise with sending state nations from the United Nations Command

7th AF white cell anything but simulated

As an essential component of Exercise Key Resolve, the white cell at Osan Air Base provides realistic simulations of scenarios that would impact the combined Air Component Command during a variety of contingencies. "Key Resolve is an exercise designed to train people that are stationed (here) on the

B-52 flies mission over ROK

As part of the U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP), a B-52 Stratofortress deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a training flight over the Republic of Korea, Mar. 19, 2013, where the aircraft practiced dropping bombs on targets at Pilsung Range. This mission

KASC plays vital role in Key Resolve exercise

USFK CC visits HTACC

U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, commander of Combined Forces Command, talks to Republic of Korea Air Force Lt. Gen. Park Sin Gyu, Air Force Operations Center commander and other members of ROKAF in a brief during Exercise Key Resolve on Osan Air Base, ROK, March 15, 2013. Exercise Key Resolve is an

7th AF CALC keeps ROK, U.S. mission moving forward

The Combined Air Logistics Center at Osan Air Base provides logistics support during contingency operations. "The (CALC) manages the (distribution) of the Air Component Commands resources," said Capt. Sarah Thompson, 7th Air Force officer in charge of plans and resources. "We have an essential role