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  • Rules change for free, reduced-price school lunches overseas

    Defense Department Education Activity officials are encouraging families of children attending DODEA overseas schools to reapply for free and reduced price school lunches. Earlier this year, those officials requested an increase in the reimbursement rate the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides for school lunches. The USDA approved the request
  • OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Mr. Ahmet Turkoglu, 51st Civil Engineering environmental flight, helps a customer place recyclables into a trash container. Under Osan's new recycling program, cans, paper and plastic can be placed in a clear blue bag and placed in any trash container on base or taken to the hazardous waste storage facility, Bldg. 833, in order to be recycled. Additionally, cardboard and wooden pallets can also be taken to Bldg. 833 to be recycled. For more information about Osan's recycling program, call the 51st CES environmental flight at 784-4272. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Huseman)

    Osan recycles

  • OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Tech. Sgt. Steven Coffman, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron pest management shop, prepares to release a wild ferret from a hav-a-hart live animal cage. The three-member pest management shop handles all stray and feral animals found on base as well as various rodent and insect pests. For pest management issues, contact the 51st CES service call desk at 784-6226. (Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Huseman)

    Into the wild

  • OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Lt. Col. Philip McCutcheon, 3rd Battlefield Coordination Detachment deputy commander, and Sgt. 1st Class Wessley Czap, 3rd BCD operations NCO, analyze incoming data on the computer monitor during RSO&I on Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II)

    RSO&I, Foal Eagle strengthen alliance

    More than 250 Airmen and hundreds of other augmentees from the Marines, Army and Navy converged on Osan this week to participate in the 12th annual Reception, Staging, Onward-movement and Integration/Foal Eagle exercise. The exercise tests the military's ability to deploy multi-service U.S. forces to the Korean peninsula. The major goal of the
  • OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen participate in a field training exercise at Commando Warrior here last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gina Chiaverotti

    Commando Warrior: Best warriors in PACAF

    The accolades continue to roll in as yet another member of Team Osan wins an annual unit award. The 607th Training Flight "Commando Warrior" unit here took home the Pacific Air Forces Outstanding Security Forces Flight Award for 2006. Commando Warrior at Osan is assigned to the 607th Air Operations Group under 7th Air Force. This particular

  • OAHS hits 'grand slam' for cultural exchange

    In the movie "Field of Dreams," baseball brought a man and his father together. The power of baseball will go even further here Saturday, strengthening the bonds between two nations as Osan American High School Cougars faces the Suwon Buk School. This is the first time the Cougars will face a Korean team. As with any sport, both teams hope to win
  • Are your records up to date?

    Verifying records, personal info may effect promotions

    The one constant among all Airmen is the desire to be promoted. There are many things Airmen can do to affect their chances for promotion, but perhaps the most important is ensuring their personal information is correct. Missing or inaccurate enlisted or officer performance reports, decorations, awards and citations can affect promotion scores for

  • Air Force Services launches arts and crafts Web site

    U. S. Air Force Services now has an official Web site for its arts and crafts program. The Web site, www.af-artscrafts.com, is a resource for arts and crafts customers to find information on local base centers as well as tips for creative projects and auto hobby. "(We are) proud to introduce a Web site that is specifically designed for the centers'
  • OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade roll up and load the huge camouflage net affectionately referred to as “Big Bertha” during a recent brigade field training exercise held in conjunction with the Reception, Staging, Onward-movement and Integration exercise. During the FTX, all 14 units within the brigade across peninsula participated, refining their Patriot skills as well as concentrating on force protection and weapons immersion. (U.S. Army photo)

    Carry on

  • OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Mr. Yong U Sok, 51st Maintenance Squadron, washes an A-10 Thunderbolt March 16. Jets are washed every 90 days here to keep them from deteriorating. The amount of time that passes between washes is based on the environment where jets are stationed. For example, a jet that is stationed near sea water is washed more often than one that is in a dry climate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jason Epley)

    Scrub-a-dub dub, one jet in the ... washrack

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