Close of Every Dollar Counts Campaign and Transition Plan

Fellow Airmen, Thank You! We asked for your help to find more cost effective ways to deliver Airpower and you delivered-big time! The response during the Airmen Powered by Innovation Call generated 11,000-plus ideas in just 30 days! Now the ball is in our court to quickly assess the ideas and

US and ROK soldiers conduct jump training

Republic of Korea army 7th Special Forces Brigade, 35th Special Forces Battalion and U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., conducted jump training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 4, 2013. This exercise demonstrated the U.S. and

North Korean defector visits Osan, shares story of stealing freedom

Standing not much taller than five foot, with a collared shirt as black as his neatly cut hair, Kim Hyuk took center stage as nearly 700 audience members eagerly waited to hear his first words echo throughout the packed yet silent theater.He spoke; "I am so happy to be here," Hyuk said with a

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