Airfield Damage Repair Facility Opens at Osan Air Base

A newly constructed airfield damage recovery warehouse is ready for a ribbon-cutting ceremony before it begins official operations, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, December 3, 2025. ADR facilities are needed to combat existing and future threats to the base by providing the capability to rapidly deploy repair teams within a minimum response time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Braaten)

Airfield Damage Repair Facility Opens at Osan Air Base

A newly constructed airfield damage recovery warehouse waits to store heavy equipment for the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron before a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, December 3, 2025. The warehouse was paid for by ROK Funded Construction and will store pieces of heavy equipment vital to Team Osan’s airfield recovery program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Braaten)

Airfield Damage Repair Facility Opens at Osan Air Base

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Ley, center, 51st Fighter Wing commander, converses with members assigned to the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense-Defense Installations Agency before a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Osan Air Base, ROK, December 3, 2025. MND-DIA funded $30M to construct an airfield damage recovery warehouse to support Team Osan’s mission to “Fight Tonight.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Braaten)

Airfield Damage Repair Facility Opens at Osan Air Base

Mr. Kyungchak Kim, center, Republic of Korea Military National Defense-Defense Installations Agency deputy commander, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Ley, left, 51st Fighter Wing commander before a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Osan Air Base, ROK, December 3, 2025. MND-DIA funded $30M to construct an airfield damage recovery warehouse to support Team Osan’s mission to Fight Tonight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Braaten)

Airfield Damage Repair Facility Opens at Osan Air Base

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Kirk Hull, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron commander, center, introduces Col. Ryan Ley, 51st Fighter Wing commander, to an audience at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a newly-constructed airfield damage repair warehouse at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, December 3, 2025. ADR facilities are needed to combat existing and future threats to the base by providing the capability to rapidly deploy repair teams within a minimum response time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Braaten)

Airfield Damage Repair Facility Opens at Osan Air Base

U.S. Army Col. Jeremiah Willis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Far East District commander, speaks with team members inside of a newly constructed airfield damage recovery warehouse at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, December 3, 2025. Constructing the warehouse was a collaborative effort between USACE-FED, Republic of Korea Military National Defense-Defense Installations Agency, and the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Braaten)

Airfield Damage Repair Facility Opens at Osan Air Base

Published Dec. 4, 2025
By Staff Sgt. Dustin Braaten
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --

A newly constructed Airfield Damage Recovery warehouse at Osan Air Base is ready for use after its ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 3, 2025. The project was a joint effort by USACE-FED, the ROK Military National Defense - Defense Installations Agency, and the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron.