Fighters from the 36th Fighter Squadron at Osan AB, Korea, are set to fly with their South Korean counterparts in two weeks. The US F-16Cs and F-15Ks from the ROKAF’s 11th Fighter Wing will practice basic maneuvers and the fundamentals of air-to-air combat at Osan, according to a release. Exercise Buddy Wing 16-5—the latest of the regular joint exercise to ensure readiness on the Korean peninsula—will run from June 7 to June 10.
Gene Smith, Former POW and AFA Chair, Dies at 91
Jan. 19, 2026
Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith, who overcame five and a half years as a prisoner of war in the notorious Hanoi Hilton from 1967 until 1973, died Jan. 16. He was one day short of his 91st birthday.
