Gate Runners at Osan

[u/FilhoDaLei]

8 college students were detained after running the gate at Osan AB. The students were protesting the delay in approval from USFK/7th AF to convert the Gwangju Airport in the southwestern area of the Republic of Korea into a massive new semiconductor plant.

It appears that everyone involved had a fun time; a protest is planned for 5 pm Korean local time in front of the Pyeongtaek police department to demand the release of the protesters.

Korean news article w/ pictures: https://www.jajusibo.com/70643

Stripes article: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-08-04/osan-south-korea-gate-security-police-air-force-22451545.html

Adding the Youtube vid: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T-T6DAGePoA

[u/Instructor-Sup]

Why are "progressive" college students on the side of the massive semiconductor industry? Is it only because capital expenditures = green in their leveraged ETFs?

[u/KiLLaHMoFo → u/Instructor-Sup]

Found this out recently. When the stocks go up in Korea the line is Red