• Long-awaited medals presented to WWII vet

    Although he was not dressed in the khaki Army Air Corp uniform he wore after enlisting at 17, WWII veteran Tech. Sgt. Howard "Holt" Thornton was no less proud when he received medals in a special ceremony here Saturday. A small gathering of family, friends and military members assembled to honor Mr.

  • 4th SFS conducts Operation Nighthawk

    Servicemembers entering the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base main gate early in the morning Aug. 29 found themselves subject to random drug testing as part of Operation Nighthawk. U.S. Air Force Instruction 44-120 outlines the U.S. Air Force Drug Abuse Testing Program which states that all U.S. Air

  • 335th FS, 4th MXG assume Afghanistan close-air support mission

    More than 400 Airmen said goodbye to their families, friends and co-workers before departing Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. between Aug. 30 and Sept. 1 to help sustain overseas contingency operations at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The deploying Airmen from the 335th Fighter Squadron and 4th

  • Strike Eagles surpass 8,000 combat hours, support unique missions

    Airmen from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron achieved a major combat milestone here when they surpassed 8,000 combat hours in the F-15E Strike Eagle while providing security to Coalition forces. The aircrew for the mission included Capt. Jaina Donberg, F-15E pilot and a native of Arlington,

  • Civilian photographer shares AF story

    A world-renowned photographer took to the skies above Seymour Johnson Aug. 26 to capture the F-15E Strike Eagle for an upcoming layout in Air Forces Monthly magazine and a large coffee table book, "Combat Edge." John Dibbs, a free-lance air-to-air photographer, took his first photo sortie in 1989

  • Facility Recognition program pays out for excellence

    The Facility Recognition Program is standing up to provide Airmen the chance to earn cash to improve their facilities. Nominations for the Facility Recognition Program are due to 4th Civil Engineer Squadron customer service no later than Sept. 9. The winning unit receives $2,500 toward self-help

  • Former 4th FG/CC, wife enter final resting place

    Col. Don Blakeslee, who passed away Sept. 3, 2008, and his wife, Leola, will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery during a public ceremony Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. The 4th Fighter Wing will perform a flyover at the ceremony. Colonel Blakeslee served in the Eagle Squadrons, commanding the 133rd

  • Fitness boils down to will versus desire

    A report published by the Center for Disease Control highlighted the fact that more than one-third of U.S. adults were obese between 2005-2006. It also concluded 33.3 percent of men and 35.3 percent of women interviewed were obese. This statistic is not one to which Airmen are immune. A person is