Team Osan launch combat sorties

by Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs


The first A-10 Thunderbolt II sortie for operational readiness exercise Beverly Bulldog 13-01 takes off from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 6, 2012. Osan Airmen are in the fifth simulated wartime contingency exercise executed in 2012 that will test the base's ability to defend and execute the mission in a heightened state of readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek) Hi-res

11/5/2012 - OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A-10 Thunderbolt II's and F-16 Fighting Falcon's launch from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as the first sortie for Beverly Bulldog 13-01, Nov. 6, 2012. The exercise tests Osan Airmen's abilities during a heightened state of readiness while 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. Osan Airmen are in the fifth simulated wartime contingency exercise that's been executed in 2012.


The first A-10 Thunderbolt II sortie for operational readiness exercise Beverly Bulldog 13-01 takes off from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 6, 2012. Osan Airmen are in the fifth simulated wartime contingency exercise executed in 2012 that will test the base's ability to defend and execute the mission in a heightened state of readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Cisek) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 79-0092 from the 25th Fighter Squadron.

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