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Osan Air Base (IATA: OSN, ICAO: RKSO) (K-55; Korean: 오산공군기지; Hanja: 烏山空軍基地) is a United States Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) base located near Songtan station in the city of Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 64 km (40 mi) south of Seoul.
On 18 September 1956, the base was redesignated Osan AB—its current name. In July 1958, the U.S. Air Force inactivated the 58th FBW. At this time, the Eisenhower Administration promulgated a nuclear deterrence strategy. Osan AB thus became the main base of operations for air-to-ground Matador tactical missiles.
Songtan's best known feature is Osan Air Base, a United States Air Force base which spawned the growth of the area and is a major factor in the district's economy. Songtan station and Seojeong-ri station serve Songtan, and connect it to Seoul and other cities like: Cheonan, Osan, Suwon, and Anyang via the Seoul Metropolitan Subway on Seoul ...
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Osan Air Base; P. Pusan East (K-9) Air Base; T. Taejon Airfield This page ...
The line also serves Osan, Suwon, and Seoul. Unlike most pre-existing stations on Line 1 which opened with the collocated Gyeongbu Line in 1905, Songtan station was built during the Korean War in 1952 to handle track switching for branch lines leading to the nearby newly built Osan Air Base. After the war, the Bidulgi class of commuter trains ...
25th Air Force (29 Sep 2014 – present) Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (1 Apr 2008 – 29 Sep 2014) [3] Air Intelligence Agency (1 Oct 1993 – 1 May 2005) Air Force Intelligence Command (1 Oct 1991 – 1 Oct 1993) Electronic Security Command (21 Jun 1988 – 1 Oct 1991)
Ashiya AB, Japan Tachikawa AB, Japan Naha AB, Okinawa Kunsan AB, Korea: Activated on 7 Feb 1955, replaced 6127th Air Terminal Group ().Stations: Ashiya AB, Japan, 7 Feb 1955; Tachikawa AB, Japan, 1 Jul 1956; Naha AB, Okinawa, 8 Mar 1966; Kunsan AB, Korea, 30 Jun 1971 – 1 Nov 1973.