US military to retake control of all Osan Air Base gate access from Korea

The U.S. Air Force in Korea is set to take measures to tighten security by retaking control of access to a gate at Osan Air Base, currently shared with the Korean military, officials said Thursday. The move comes after the U.S. military lodged a complaint over a special counsel team's search and seizure at the air base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, in July as part of its investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid. Currently, the U.S. side controls access to two of three gates that are in use at the air base, which also stations key facilities operated by the Korean Air Force, such as the Air Force Operations Command and the Air Force Master Control and Reporting Center. Once the tighter security measure goes into effect next month, Korean military personnel would need U.S.-approved defense identification cards to access the remaining gate at the air base. The South's military now can access it with identification cards issued by the Korean government. The U.S. 51st Fighter Wing confirmed that base access requirements have been "updated" to ensure securWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times