• SJ medical team prepares for Operation Arctic Care

    A medical team from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is preparing to embark on a two-week mission to Alaska next month.Elements of the 916th Aerospace Medicine Flight from Seymour Johnson will send a team to one of the most isolated areas of the country, with some of the harshest weather in the U.S.,

  • Homebuyer tax credit offers unique benefit to military members

    Congress has approved special first-time homebuyer benefits for servicemembers providing an exemption from the repayment of the first-time homebuyer credit for military members required to move by military order. Since February 2009, any first-time homebuyer has been eligible for up to an $8,000 tax

  • HHW: Don't just throw it away

    Leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients are "household hazardous wastes" or "HHW." They come in the form of paints, cleaners, oils, and pesticides that contain potentially hazardous ingredients. Special care must be taken when disposing of these

  • Responsibility for recycling falls upon all personnel

    The 4th Civil Engineer Squadron would like to remind base personnel of their obligation to recycle and conserve natural resources and encourage everyone to take an active role in this process. In North Carolina, cardboard is banned from landfills and a new state law also prohibits placing any

  • Natural resources: protecting animals, historic sites part of AF mission

    Natural resource management plays a pivotal role in the daily operations at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The Dare County Bombing Range, nearly a three-hour drive from Seymour Johnson AFB, is essential to the base's natural resource program. The range, located in Dare County, N.C., consists of

  • Make energy a consideration in all we do

    The goal for the Air Force in 2010 is to make energy a consideration in all we do. From the President of the United States to every Airman, energy conservation is consistently recognized as crucial to continual mission accomplishment. Facilities that use less energy means more funds can go toward

  • Storm water management protects everyone

    As storm-water flows over driveways, lawns and sidewalks, it picks up pollutants such as debris, pet wastes, chemicals and dirt. It can then flow into a storm sewer system or directly to a lake, stream, river, wetland or coastal water system. Water entering a storm sewer system does not get treated

  • Doherty assumes command of 4th FW

    Col. Patrick Doherty assumed command of the 4th Fighter Wing from Col. Mark Kelly during a change-of-command ceremony here at Heritage Park today. Ninth Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. William Holland presided over the ceremony."Colonel Doherty will be taking command of this unparallel wing today and

  • Practice makes perfect

    Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing participated in a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise March 29-30. The exercise tested the base's preparation and mobilization from peacetime readiness into a wartime posture on short notice.During the Phase I, Airmen and units prepare items for deployment such as

  • Milestones

    Congratulations to the following Airman and units who were recently recognized for their outstanding performance:Air Force Chaplain Corps Annual Award Category B Chaplain AssistantTech. Sgt. Wayne Foster, 4th Fighter Wing Chaplain's OfficeACC Innkeeper of the Year4th Force Support Squadron Southern