4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published December 06, 2019
Families gather for the lighting of the holiday tree event Dec. 3, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The event included hot chocolate and cookies, a campfire and the singing of carols before the lighting of the tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Derry)
Airman First Class Antonio Jones, 4th Fighter Wing religious affairs journeyman, hands out hot chocolate and snacks during the lighting of the holiday tree event Dec. 3, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Along with food, the event included singing carols, a campfire and a speech from the wing commander before lighting the tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Derry)
Logan Creveling, son of Staff Sgt. Brianna Creveling, 4th Fighter Wing NCO in charge of chapel administration, drinks hot chocolate while standing by a campfire during the lighting of the holiday tree event Dec. 3, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The event was hosted by the base chapel and symbolized the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Derry)
Tech. Sgt. Tyler Craft, 372nd Training Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle electrical and environmental instructor, sings carols during the lighting of the holiday tree event Dec. 3, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The event was hosted by the base chapel and symbolized the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Derry)
Col. Craig McPike, 916th Air Refueling Wing commander (left), Kiara Ballantini, daughter of Master Sgt. Rocky Ballantini, Airman and Family Readiness Center readiness NCO (center-left) and Ryan Moser, daughter of Staff Sgt. Matthew Moser, 4th Maintenance Group NCO in charge of time changes (center-right), flip switches for the lighting of the holiday tree event Dec. 3, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Col. Donn Yates, 4th Fighter Wing commander (right), and McPike both chose a child from the crowd to officially light the holiday tree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Derry)
Senior Airman Gerald Jackson, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron project manager, holds his daughter, Elise, while watching the lighting of the holiday tree event Dec. 3, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The lighting of the tree is an annual event symbolizing the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Derry)