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	Osan Air Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Osan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located 4.7 miles (8 km) southwest of the town of Osan in the Republic of Korea and 40 miles (60 km) south of Seoul.
		The base was redesignated as Osan Air Base in late 1956.
		The 51st Air Base Wing was relocated from Okinawa to Osan 1 November 1971.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Osan_Air_Base (291 words)

	Kunsan Air Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kunsan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located on the western side of the South Korean peninsula bordered by the Yellow Sea.
		The base was first used by the United States in 1945, and from then until 1950, the Army and later the Air Force intermittently operated from Kunsan.
		The 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, flying the F-100 Super Sabre, arrived at Kunsan in July 1968, as part of the buildup of forces in Korea in the wake of the seizure of the USS Pueblo by the North Koreans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kunsan_Air_Base (460 words)

	Osan Air Base
		Osan Air Base is located in a section of South Korea known as the western lowlands.
		The ROK government allowed the USAF to purchase 1,250 acres in 1952 to expand the base and a fifth Korean village (unnamed) was relocated in 1953 to enlarge the compound area for the location of Headquarters, Fifth Air Force, which maintained an advanced headquarters until the arrival of the 314th Air Division in 1954.
		Osan's runway closed for repairs 03 May 2000 causing a diversion of most of the base's flight operations to nearby Suwon Air Base (a Republic of Korea air force installation) until the project was completed 31 May 2000.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/osan.htm (3177 words)

	History of Osan Air Base
		Osan was also the closest village to be found on military maps of the area at that time.
		Topping a hill a few miles north of Osan on the road to Suwon a monument was constructed by Companies B and C of the 3rd Engineering Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, in honor of the men who gave their lives in the valley.
		Today, Osan Air Base covers 1,661 acres for exclusive USAF use, and is acquiring an additional 425 acres under the Land Purchase Plan (LPP) as part of the consolidation of USFK facilities in Korea.
	www.rao-osan.com /osan-info/onbase/oab-history.htm (1121 words)

	Osan Korea TDY - USS Pueblo incident
		Yokota Air Base had three aircraft on alert at Osan Air Base, South Korea, but two were out of commission and waiting for parts and the other was armed nuclear.
		As we arrived at Osan Air Base, the 83 crewmen from the Pueblo were being processed into prison at Wonsan.
		Osan was a poor town, with little to support it other than the base.
	www.tangoway.com /Biographical/okinawa_korea.htm (1147 words)

	Songtan History: Osan Background
		Though the base has expanded in various directions over the years, in 1952, the base did not grow much until the 1990s when the Yongsan personnel were to be moved to Osan and the ROK reserved land for the US use.
		The 51st Fighter Wing, headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, is the most forward deployed wing in the world, providing combat ready forces for close air support, air strike control, counter air, interdiction, theater airlift, and communications in the defense of the Republic of Korea.
		Air Force personnel are scattered between Camp Carroll (near Waegwan) and Taegu Air Base near the city of Taegu.
	kalaniosullivan.com /OsanAB/OsanSongtanHistorya2.html (10240 words)

	OSAN AIR BASE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Osan Air Base is one of two major airfields operated by the United States in Korea.
		Osan has hosted many types of fighter aircraft in its history, from the F-86s during the Korean War, F-100s in the late 1950s, F-105s in 1962-1963, F-106s in 1968-69, F-4s in 1971.
		The 51st Fighter Wing, headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, is the most forward deployed wing in the world, providing combat ready forces for the close air support, air strike control, counter air, interdiction, theater airlift, and communications in the defense of the ROK.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /PACAF/facts/osan.htm (1884 words)

	Osan
		Prior to the invasion of the Republic of Korea by the North Korean communists in 1950, the area, now designated Osan Air Base, consisted of four villages near the hillsides and a large number of rice paddies where the runway now lies.
		The first base commander named the base Osan, as it was the only village shown in this region on military maps and because it was easy to pronounce.
		Osan is the most forward deployed air base to North Korea, only 48 miles away.
	www.themilitaryzone.com /bases/osan.html (168 words)

	RED HORSE COUNTRY by SMSgt Robert "Andy" Anderson (retired)
		In Project Up-grade these facilities were crucial to improving the bases substandard living conditions for the aircrew members and in support of the current mission at the recently activated air base in Thailand.
		The completed dormitories met the scrutiny of base officials, PACAF Headquarters, the Chief of Staff, Air Force and Department of Defense their comments given were all highly favorable and received due to the combined efforts of all assigned personnel during the period.
		Based on this unique capability and experience the leadership selected the men of the steel erection crews of those individual supervisors were given a task to erect specific projects as team chiefs or project managers.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/554ceshr/RedHorseHistory1.html (8070 words)

	Friday, January 19, 2001
		OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — South Korean police have accused three U.S. Army officers and a government contract civilian employee of illegally shooting 90 ducks and geese near the Osan Air Base runway.
		The program, operated by the base safety office, is aimed at keeping the runway clear of birds since bird strikes during landing and take off can cause aircraft to crash.
		The men had paperwork signed in January 2000 by the mayor’s office in Pyongtaek, the community in which the air base is located, authorizing them to shoot birds as part of the bird strike program.
	www.estripes.com /jan01/ed011901b.html (432 words)

	CAAB - U-2 plane crashes in South Korea - 9/2/03
		Base officials still won’t name the pilot, who was treated for a minor back injury but released from Osan’s medical facility last week, they said.
		The pilot, whom base officials declined to identify, was taken to Osan’s medical facility to be treated for minor injuries.
		Edwina Walton, an Osan spokeswoman who spoke to media at the site, said Osan officials received a call from the pilot and knew he was going down during the training mission.
	cndyorks.gn.apc.org /caab/articles/koreancrash.htm (1598 words)

	White House News Release
		Osan Air Base is a community with stores and restaurants, homes, and classrooms.
		Osan Air Base is an important symbol of our commitment to liberty.
		And Osan Air Base is a vital post in our ongoing determined effort to protect that liberty, shoulder to shoulder with our strong Korean allies.
	www.fas.org /news/dprk/1998/981122-wh1.htm (1673 words)

	Osan Air Base - Your number #1 guide to Osan Air Base!
		This site was built to provide information to newcomers, military and their families stationed at Osan Air Base and anyone else curious about the base and the local area.
		Osan Air Base is one of two major airfields (i.e.
		The base was established in 1951 as Osan-ni Air Base (after the closest city) or K-55.
	www.osanguide.com (283 words)

	Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Osan Air Base, named after the village six miles north of the base site, is located 45 miles south of Seoul, Korea.
		The 314th Air Division headquarters building is located at the base of Hill 180, site of a bloody bayonet charge.
		An advance party of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing was the first to arrive at Osan, setting the stage for full-scale air operations to support ground forces during the war.
	clinton3.nara.gov /WH/New/Pacific/today22.html (295 words)

	THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES
		Yi Chun-mu, a 58-year-old Army and Air Force Exchange Service employee, was injured when debris from the plane bruised her right arm as she was driving home around 8 p.m.
		She was treated and released from the base hospital, according to the release.
		Osan Air Base is home to the 51st Fighter Wing, part of 7th Air Force.
	home.btclick.com /caab/2003-05-31SthKorea.htm (360 words)

	Nearly 900 return home as Ulchi Focus Lens ends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Air Force Staff Sgt. Alvin Santos, 30th Transportation Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., performs maintenance checks on his bus in Tent City at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea Aug. 21.
		Air Force Senior Airman Wilsonia King (left), Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., assists Marine Sgt. Jaun Ramos, 1st Marine Aircraft Maintenance, Camp Foster, Okinawa, with administration of a notebook computer at Tent City, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea Aug. 21.
		The 51st Expeditionary Support Squadron administered Osan’s Tent City operations ensuring exercise participants were able to give their best for UFL ’01, according to Exercise Support Working Group co-chairman Lt. Col.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /newsarchive/2001/2001213.htm (1056 words)

	Osan airmen keep engines ready (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Airmen from the 51st Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight here move the final A-10 Thunderbolt II engine into line.
		War reserves are the minimum amount of supplies a base must have to be combat-ready.
		They do not run at very high temperatures and are based on simple, tough and proven technologies developed more than 30 years ago.
	www.af.mil /news/story_print.asp?storyID=123005459 (451 words)

	Skivvy Nine
		Skivvy Nine is housed at Osan Air Base, home of the 51st Fighter Wing, which is comprised of the 36th Fighter Squadron (F-16’s) and the 25th Fighter Squadron (A-10’s).
		As Osan prepares for combat, sand-bagged security checkpoints materialize, concertina wire cordons defense perimeters, armored personnel carriers patrol the streets, and the roar of aircraft on full after-burner takeoff continues around the clock.
		The Korean Air Simulation Center simulates the 303rd’s operations floor and the 303rd’s offensive and defensive operations pull augmentation from other AIA units to support around the clock participation.
	www.fas.org /irp/agency/aia/cyberspokesman/99-04/skivvy9.htm (707 words)

	USPACOM Article
		OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — With their necks craned toward the hot blue sky and the roar of jet engines in their ears, several thousand mostly South Korean spectators turned out Sunday for the 2005 annual air show, hosted by the U.S. Air Force at Osan Air Base.
		There were autographs to be had from U.S. Air Force and South Korean air force members; live music from several bands; and concession stands selling bratwurst, hot dogs, hamburgers, barbecued chicken sandwiches, barbecued pork sandwiches, Korean foods and cold beverages.
		The air show’s first day was Saturday, with the audience limited to members of the U.S. military community and its South Korean employees.
	www.pacom.mil /articles/articles2005/050912story3.shtml (603 words)

	RED HORSE COUNTRY - OSAN PAGE
		This was taken at a Red Horse Picnic at Osan Air Base.
		In this picture we have Red Horse Airfield Troops laying concrete on a project at "C" Diamond, which is on the airfield at Osan Air Base.
		This is a housing complex for Air Force dependents that was constructed next to the new commisary at Osan Air Base for dependents.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/554ceshr/Osan.html (882 words)

	U.S. Pacific Command: An Official Military Website Thu, Mar. 23, 2006
		OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Firefighters with the Osan Air Base fire department prepare to rescue a pilot from a simulated burning A-10 Thunderbolt during Exercise Beverly Midnight July 24.
		OSAN AIR BASE, Korea -- Senior Airman Joshua Maines and Senior Airman John Strength load a trailer with GBU12 laser guided bombs during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness Exercise July 25.
		He is one of 19 Marines of the 4th Light Armored Reconnaisance Air Defense Platoon deployed to Eielson from Camp Pendleton, Calif. The unit, part of Cooperative Cope Thunder's Red Team, had 20 confirmed simulated aircraft kills against Elmendorf's Air Force Base's Blue Team as of July 25th.
	www.pacom.mil /imagery/archive/0107photos/index4.shtml (798 words)

	KUNSAN AIR BASE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		An assignment to Kunsan Air Base is typically a one year unaccompanied tour, meaning members come to the base without their families.
		Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, is home to the 8th Fighter Wing, known as the "Wolf Pack." Located seven miles west of Kunsan City, Republic of Korea, the base is on the west coast of the peninsula near the Kum River estuary.
		In July 1950, at the outset of the Korean Conflict, Kunsan Air Base was occupied by North Korean forces.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /pacaf/facts/kunsan.htm (1345 words)

	Korean war vets, Osan Air Base mark anniversary of 'Bayonet Hill' battle [Feb 7, 1951, MOH awarded]
		OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A hard-fought Korean War infantry action best remembered for a frenzied bayonet charge was commemorated here Friday in a quiet ceremony on the hill where the battle raged five decades ago.
		The unit co-hosted the ceremony with VFW Post 10216 of Songtan, the district of Pyongtaek in which Osan Air Base is located.
		Osan Air Base was constructed months later, in July 1951.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1336936/posts (1156 words)

	The Lost Nomad: Osan just gets better and better (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Base officials here have changed the curfew for all military personnel at and near Osan Air Base to midnight, seven days a week, a move they said was taken to further improve military readiness.
		Osan’s on-base clubs also have changed their closing time from 2 a.m.
		The midnight curfew took effect earlier this month and applies to any active-duty military personnel, regardless of branch of service, who are within a 10-mile radius of Songtan, the town outside this base, base officials said.
	lostnomad.blogs.com /the_lost_nomad/2004/09/osan_just_gets_.html (681 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		Demonstrators outside Osan Air Base, South Korea, on Tuesday protest what they say were shakedowns of local Korean bar owners by U.S. Air Force security police responsible for patrolling the off-base bar district.
		OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Base officials here have reshuffled the Air Force police team that patrols the off-base bar district amid allegations some of its members shook down Korean bar owners for bribes and sexual favors, officials said.
		Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents are probing the allegations, officials said.
	www.stripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=27199&archive=true (491 words)

	Student Event: First Day at Osan AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		I arrived on Osan Air Force Base, South Korea on a cold, brisk March morning.
		Beautiful trees and landscaping gave the illusion that you were in a small town, not a military installation ready for war at a second’s notice.
		This antenna, which probably had not moved since its installation, was dirty from the wind and dust while still sporting remnants of was at one time white paint.
	www.ccaurora.edu /eng121378/rmevex1.htm (1548 words)

	Hornets swarm Osan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A Navy F/A-18 Hornet gets ready to taxi here.
		Two Navy Hornet squadrons are visiting Osan for a joint training exercise with local F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II units.
		Fighter Attack Squadron 97 is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as is the participating Prowler unit, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 142.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123009377 (572 words)

	Osan Air Base and Songtan Area: How It Was (1950-Present)
		Osan Air Base and Songtan Area: How It Was (1950-Present)
		Osan AB and the Songtan Area: Chronological History
		The history of Kunsan Air Base as told through photos and narratives of those who served there over the years.
	kalaniosullivan.com /OsanAB (440 words)

	The Lost Nomad: Keystone cops at Osan Air Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		I have to laugh at this story, although the actions of an overzealous security policemen could have caused serious injury, even death; thank God these guys and gals are as bad with their aim as they are at scanning ID cards.
		An Air Force security officer opened fire on a vehicle that sped past gate guards into Osan Air Base early Sunday morning, officials confirmed Monday.
		And the U.S. security personnel usually manning that gate, the ROKAF security police that stand alongside them, plus the KNP augmentees that always stand there in pairs were also totally ineffective at stopping a drunk ajoshi from looking for a hamburger in all the wrong places.
	lostnomad.blogs.com /the_lost_nomad/2005/05/keystone_cops_a.html (1431 words)

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