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Old February 23rd 04, 10:53 PM
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AF jets roar again on Osan runway

(EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Monday, February 23, 2004

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — When the Air Force closed the runway here
for repairs in September, it meant big changes for pilots and ground
crews.

The roar of jets on the 9,000-foot runway vanished from September to
November, while workers did spot repaving, widened several taxiways
and installed new lights and electric cables.

Osan officials had to move their F-16 fighters and A-10 attack planes
north to Suwon Air Base, a South Korean air force installation. Osan’s
U-2 spy planes shifted to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa.

And Osan’s mechanics faced a daily bus ride to and from Suwon to work
on their aircraft.

But since the $6.6 million project finished on Nov. 14, th...

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