The U.S. Air Force will increase combat capability in South Korea, temporarily creating a new “super squadron” of F-16 Fighting Falcon military jets at a military base in that country. File Photo ...

The Air Force has started moving 31 F-16 Fighting Falcons from southwestern South Korea to Osan Air Base as part of a plan to form a second “super squadron” closer to the border with North Korea, the ...

31 F-16s will shift to Osan Air Base in the second phase of the Air Force’s experiment with supersized fighter units. By Nicholas Slayton Published Aug 2, 2025 3:48 PM EDT The U.S. Air Force is ...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — A fighter pilot with more than 400 combat flight hours assumed command of the U.S. fighter wing closest to North Korea in a ceremony at this base Friday. Air Force Col.

The US Air Force currently operates around 840 F-16s of different variants, while the Republic of Korea Air Force also maintains a fleet of 180 F-16C/D aircraft. In June 2024, the US Seventh Air Force ...

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...

The United States is set to create a second F-16 fighter aircraft "Super Squadron" in South Korea, maximizing combat capability to counter North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. Newsweek has ...

A US Air Force drone, part of a squadron permanently assigned to South Korea amid simmering military tensions in the region, crashed early Monday off the country’s west coast, according to military ...

In a ceremony marked by a touch of déjà vu, Col. Kathryn Gaetke assumed command on Friday of the 8th Fighter Wing, a unit once led by her husband. The career F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot took over for ...

April 25 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force will increase combat capability in South Korea, temporarily creating a new "super squadron" of F-16 Fighting Falcon military jets at a military base in that country ...