Osan AB, South Korea (2023)

[tally]

Noted the following during a few days at Osan. Out of the three days only saw two OS Vipers. The rwy at Kunsan was under maintenance and therefore the 8th FW relocated temporarily.


3/27/2023
A-10C 51 FW, 25 FS “OS” gr finstripe
78-0716, 79-0134, 79-0183, 80-0153, 80-0167, 81-0959, 81-0973, 81-0979

C-12U E/52 AVN
84-00152

C-17A 15 Wg, 535 AS “HH” ye "Hickam”
05-5151

C-40A VR-59
166694/694

CN-235 258 TATS
10-044

F-16C/D(*) 8 FW, 35 FS “WP” bl
88-0415, 88-0465, 88-0528, 89-2013, 89-2062, 89-2171*

F-16C/D(*) 8 FW, 80 FS “WP” ye
88-0479, 88-0504, 89-2074, 90-0736, 90-0742, 90-0745, 90-0763, 90-0791

Plus the following C model with special tails:
88-0468/- "8 OG Vipers - Take The Fight North" 8 FW, 80 FS
89-2060/WP "8th Fghter Wing - Wolfpack" 8 FW, 35 FS
89-2121/- "80 FS Headhunters - Crush'em" 8 FW, 80 FS
90-0735/- “35 FS Pantons - Push It Up" 8 FW, 35 FS

RC-12X 3 MI Bn
92-13124, 92-13125, 93-00697

U-2R 9 RW, 99 RS BB rd
80-1081, 80-1093

UC-12W H&HS Iwakuni
168206


3/28/2023
F-16C/D(*) 8 FW, 35 FS “WP” bl
88-0515, 89-2042, 89-2055, 89-2062, 89-2150, 90-0724, 89-2171*

F-16C/D(*) 8 FW, 80 FS “WP” ye
88-0479, 88-0504, 88-0543, 89-2074, 90-0734, 90-0742

Plus the following C model with special tails:
88-0468/- "8 OG Vipers - Take The Fight North" 8 FW, 80 FS
89-2121/- "80 FS Headhunters - Crush'em" 8 FW, 80 FS
90-0735/- "35 FS Pantons - Push It Up" 8 FW, 35 FS


3/29/2023
A-10C 51 FW, 25 FS “OS” gr finstripe
78-0615, 79-0106, 79-0183, 80-0153, 81-0959, 81-0973, 82-0652

A-10C 51 FW, 25 FS “OS” ye/gr checks finstripe
78-0696 "25 FS"

AH-64E 4-2 Avn
21-03166 as “13366”

C-12U E/52 AVN
84-00155

C-5M 436 AW, 9 AS bl "Dover"
86-0020

CN-235 258 TATS
40-100

F-16C/D(*) 8 FW, 35 FS “WP” bl
88-0465, 88-0515, 88-0528, 89-2013, 89-2055, 89-2060, 89-2062

F-16C/D(*) 8 FW, 80 FS “WP” ye
88-0479, 88-0504, 88-0549, 89-2113

Plus the following C model with special tails:
88-0468/- "8 OG Vipers - Take The Fight North" 8 FW, 80 FS
89-2121/- "80 FS Headhunters - Crush'em" 8 FW, 80 FS

F-16C 51 FW, 36 FS rd
89-2136 "51 FW"
90-0710 "PACAF"

KC-130J VMGR-152
167923/QD-923

RC-12X 3 MI Bn
91-00517

U-2R 9 RW, 99 RS BB rd
80-1094

UH-60L A/3-2 Avn
06-27097

[orange]

36FS participated in exercises in Thailand.

[K-9]

Some nice activity noted.

[tally]

Noted in the evening of September 5th, 2023. Not as juicy as earlier this year.

A-10C 51 FW, 25 FS “OS” gr finstripe
79-0159, 79-0201

F-16C/D* 51 FW, 36 FS “OS” rd finstripe
89-2033, 88-0440, 89-2140, 90-0775, 90-0780*
F-16C/D* 51 FW, 36 FS “OS” rd/bk checks finstripe
88-0540

C-5M 60 AMW, 22 AS wt "Travis"
84-0062


Noted in the morning of September 6th, 2023. The U-2 left early in the morning and was only noticed as it was passing 2500 ft or so. The KUH-1 overflew Osan to the South at 6000 ft.

A-10C 51 FW, 25 FS “OS” gr finstripe
78-0632, 79-0106, 79-0134, 79-0159, 79-0201, 79-0211, 80-0283, 81-0959

F-16C/D* 51 FW, 36 FS “OS” rd finstripe
88-0440, 88-0494, 88-0547, 89-2014, 89-2033, 89-2140, 90-0775, 90-0780*

F-16C/D* 51 FW, 36 FS “OS” rd/bk checks finstripe
88-0432, 88-0540

F-16C/D* 51 FW, 36 FS rd finstripe
90-0710 "PACAF"

C-5M 60 AMW, 22 AS wt "Travis"
84-0062

C-12U E/52 Avn
84-00155

U-2S 9 RW, 5 RS rd
68-10336?

KUH-1 overflight
12003?