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  • OPSEC, social media: Keeping our military safe

    Social media. It incorporates several platforms that allow military members to stay in touch with friends and loved ones around the world; however, sometimes what is shared comes with a hefty price tag -- loss of operational security.As seen in recent events, these platforms can also be an

  • 51st FSS houses service members during Key Resolve 2015

    The giant voice loudly blares the Mission Oriented Protective Posture condition as Airmen working at the Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Fitness and Sports Complex scramble to put on gas masks.The 51st Fighter Wing is participating in Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-1, which

  • Dining Facility steps up operations during KR15

    Stirred, chopped, baked, broiled or braised, any way you whisk it, the 51st Force Support Squadron has heated up its operations to accommodate increased customers during Key Resolve 2015.During the two-week exercise the base can swell with more than 1,500 additional mouths to feed, ranging from

  • Patriot puppies: 731st AMS 'Port Dawgs' open doors to new passengers

    "I wasn't going to be able to keep my puppies. We were ready to give them up and we were devastated," said Elena as she kissed her mixed-breed, exhausted pound puppy on the forehead after a 10-plus hour trans-Pacific flight.After five years in the works, the 731st Air Mobility Squadron passenger

  • Use it or lose it: Changes to Air Force leave policy arrive this year

    The warning on January's Leave and Earning Statement is clear -- "Important: Manage your leave. On 1 Oct 15, you will lose all accrued leave over 60 days unless special leave accrual applies."Air Force active duty, active guard and reserve members with more than 60 days of leave have less than eight

  • JEV now mandatory for ROK Airmen

    Airmen stationed in the Republic of Korea or Japan, as well as those temporarily assigned to specific areas in Pacific Command for 30 days or more, will now be required to receive the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine as of Feb. 1.Signed into effect by the Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Thomas

  • Osan Tax Center scheduled to open

    Team Osan's 2015 Tax Center will be open Feb. 11 through April 15, 2015 at the Education Center. Each visit is by appointment only; no walk-ins will be accepted. To schedule an appointment, please call the legal office at 784-6713, 784-9093, or 784-8819. All clients must make appropriate child care

  • 7 AF shows community support

    Since the beginning of winter, temperatures here have gotten down to single digits.  But with base heating turned on, residents have not had to worry about wintery temperatures in their homes.  However, for some members of our surrounding Korean community, heating their homes is an issue.Some Korean

  • Air defense unit gets back to basics at Warrior Base

    Every January the sounds of battle can be heard echoing throughout the frigid hills near the demilitarized zone.  But the explosions and gunfire aren't the clatter of actual combat, they're the signal of the semi-annual Iron Warrior exercise.Soldiers of the 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery

  • Simulated aircraft accident tests Wolf Pack response

    Airmen here were tested by the wing inspection team during a simulated aircraft accident that occurred near the north end of the runway, Jan. 12.The exercise kicked off at approximately 8:30 p.m. when a pilot called in a simulated engine failure to the air traffic control tower while 30 miles out.As