Air Force creates a second ‘super squadron’ in South Korea
The US Air Force is changing the location of about three dozen F-16 fighter aircraft in South Korea to strengthen the air power close to the north.
At the end of July, the F-16s, based on Kunsan Air Base, began to move to Osan Air Base, a few dozen miles north of the demilitarized area with North Korea. The 31 F-16s, which are based on Kunsan Air Base, will pass to Osan Air Base and create a new “super fleet ında at its base. It is the second stage of the Super Fleet concept tests of the Air Force, because the power works to “unite the air force and to increase the war ability on the Korean Peninsula”, versions.
Air Force It started to explore Super fleet idea last summer. The test formation, which increased a fleet up to one-third of the warrior component, began with a 36th fighter fleet, adding nine F-16 to bring the total number of jets to 31. He also moved 150 aviators to help support the Fleet. Lieutenant Gen. David. The seventh Air Force and the US Forces Korean Deputy Commander R. Iverson said the experiment as an opportunity to see if the fleets of this size have increased our educational efficiency and whether to increase our war capability if deterrence failed.
Now the Air Force is starting the second stage of the tests with the creation of a brand new super fleet in Osan. In addition to the 31 planes, about 1,000 aviactives from the 8th hunter wing in Kunsan will be transferred to the Northern Air Base as part of this accumulation. The Air Force described the second stage as a “temporary” change. The second super fleet is expected to operate until October and the second stage will last until October 2026.
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OSAN -based 51. War Wing Commander Col. Ryan Ley said in a statement, “We are working hand in hand with Wolfpack to prepare for Phase II. He said. “51. Hunter wing leads to the accusation in the super fleet test.
According to the Air Force, the 51st Hunter wing will work for the expansion of the bilateral education at the Kunsan Air Base with the Air Force of the Republic of Korea.
Super fleet production is the last in a wider effort by the Air Force to strengthen its presence in East Asia. In the last three years, the Air Force has started to overcome the aging F-15C/DS with the plan to replace the F-15ex from the KADENA Air Base in Japan. During this time, the Air Force temporarily returned in F-15E and F-22s.
