Suwon Air Base (IATA: SWU, ICAO: RKSW) is a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) base near Suwon city. The base is home to the ROKAF's 10th Fighter Wing (제10전투비행단), comprising: The US ARMY 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment operating Patriot missiles is stationed at the base. [1]

Suwon (Korean : 수원; Korean pronunciation: [sʰu.wʌn]) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately 30 km (19 mi) south of the national capital, Seoul.

Mar 25, 2025 · Air Force FS25 participants located at Suwon ROKAB enhanced lethal readiness by training alongside ROK Air Force’s 10th Fighter Wing. Furthermore, close coordination between task force members and Osan AB personnel facilitated a high-tempo operational environment, enhancing the readiness of the combined force.

Suwon Air Base in South Korea was a remote base surrounded with razor-sharp barbed wire and guarded by Army Patriot missiles. It was one of 5 co-located operating sites that could house deployed...

Jan 16, 2021 · Let’s explore the best things to do in Suwon: 1. Hwaseong Fortress. The 27-year-old Crown Prince Sado came to a rather grim end in 1762 when he was trapped in a rice box on the orders of his father and left there to starve to death.

Feb 28, 2012 · A little more than a month later, on March 3, 1982, the first six operational A-10As landed at Suwon to begin a new era of deterrence and offensive firepower of the US Air Force in the ROK.

Apr 3, 2024 · U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters landed at ROK bases in Suwon, Daegu, and Pohang during a deployment for training on the Korean peninsula. By performing these cross-country...

Jun 17, 2015 · Suwon Air Base, roughly 20 miles south of Seoul, will be relocated following noise and damage complaints and a formal request from the local government, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense recently announced.

Sep 25, 2015 · This is the first time the host unit of Suwon Air Base, 10th Fighter Wing, has participated in a U.S. Army run.

May 14, 2024 · The four F-4 Phantom IIs took off from their home base in Suwon, just south of Seoul, for the commemorative flight boarded by reporters on Thursday, retracing the supersonic fighter-bomber’s 55-year history in South Korea’s airspace.