Osan Air Base, located just 48 miles south of the Korean DMZ, is home to 7th Air Force and 24 tenant units all hosted by the 51st Fighter Wing "Mustangs." As the most forward deployed permanently-based wing in the Air Force, and equipped with A-10s and F-16s, the 51st Fighter Wing is charged with executing combat operations, receiving follow-on forces and defending the base from attack. As the air component to U.S. Forces Korea and Combined Forces Command, 7th Air Force provides the command and control structures and personnel necessary to deliver precise, persistent, combined air and space power in defense of the Republic of Korea.