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  • Combined ROK-U.S. command staff kicks off Exercise Key Resolve

    The 7th Air Force at Osan Air Base initiated Exercise Key Resolve March 14.Key Resolve is an annual combined and joint command post exercise that employs more than 3,000 U.S. military personnel from the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States, as well as ROK Air Force. "Exercise Key Resolve is

  • Key Resolve 2013 begins

    The Republic of Korea - United States Combined Forces Command exercise Key Resolve begins today and will end March 21.More than 3,000 U.S. participants from the Republic of Korea and the United States are taking part in the exercise. About 2,500 of these U.S. participants are coming from the U.S. to

  • Sequestration is here

    By now, most Americans are aware of America's fiscal crisis. The national debt is at $16.5 trillion and rising. The fiscal crisis is driving the need for budget cuts across the federal government. The Defense Department makes up approximately 20 percent of the federal budget, so we should expect

  • Osan Engineer receives award at BEYA conference

    Williams Dicks, an ISR Field Engineer stationed at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea received an award Feb. 7 at the Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards conference, an annual event to recognize and honor African-Americans in technical career fields. The Black Engineers of the Year awards program

  • Key Resolve Airpower !

    Key Resolve 2013 [KR 13] will soon begin, and once again we will have the opportunity to demonstrate our nation's commitment to the Republic of Korea (ROK). We have an important role to ensure a successful exercise, and in supporting the ROK - U.S. Alliance that has deterred aggression on the Korean

  • Seventh Air Force participates in Foal Eagle Exercise 2013

    Units from Seventh Air Force, Fifth Air Force and the Republic of Korea Air Force will participate in the air component portion of Exercise Foal Eagle March 4-8. Foal Eagle fosters bi-lateral aerial training based on realistic requirements and missions expected of ROK and U.S. forces here on the

  • Congratulations to Seventh Air Force’s newest Senior Master Sergeants

    The Air Force released the list of master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant Thursday.Congratulations to the Seventh Air Force members who were selected:Kevin Bragg, 7AF/CCEAPhillip Atkinson, 607 SPTS/SCXRoby Johnson, 7 AF/A4Andre Onwawoma, 7 AF/A4Shannon Long, 7 AF/A4Jason

  • Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration.In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add

  • 8th Civil Engineer Squadron ensures clean drinking water

    8th Civil Engineer Squadron members respond to a simulated water shortage, by turning on a reverse-osmosis, water-purification system during Exercise Beverly Bulldog 13-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 13, 2013. To supply safe drinking water to the base, 8th CES had to use a different