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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Kwnikkiya Edwards is a security forces journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Airman Edwards supports all security and force protection efforts at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. She helps protect the more than 1,900 assigned people there and billions of dollars worth of Air Force equipment and assets. Airman Edwards is deployed from the 4th Security Forces Squadron at Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and her hometown is Fort Pierce, Fla. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released) Deployed spotlight: SJ Airman provides security in Southwest Asia
Airman 1st Class Kwnikkiya Edwards is a security forces journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at a non-disclosed base here.As a security forces Airman she supports all security and force protection efforts for the 380th AEW. Airman Edwards helps protect more than 1,900 people and billions of dollars worth of Air Force
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2010
Default Air Force Logo 4th FW historian reflects on CMSAF Barnes career
Chief Master Sgt. Thomas N. Barnes was appointed to the position of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force in 1973, the first and only African-American to serve in the highest enlisted position within the U.S. Air Force. While serving in this position, Chief Barnes provided advice on matters concerning welfare, effective utilization and progress of
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2007
Default Air Force Logo 4th FW historian honors first African-American combat pilot
Long before the heroic legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, who were led by Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., there was Corporal Eugene Jacques Bullard. Mr. Bullard was the world's first African-American combat pilot, who was one of 200 Americans who flew for France during World War I. Mr. Bullard was born in 1894 in Columbus, Ga., the grandson of a slave.
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2007
Default Air Force Logo Heroes of the 4th FW: Lt. Col. George Davis
This year, 2007, is the 50th anniversary of the 4th Fighter Wing being based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. To celebrate this, we will be publishing a series of ten articles about the greatest heroes of the 4th Fighter Wing. Over the course of these articles we will see the many different faces of heroes and look at the nature of heroism. The
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2007
Default Air Force Logo The sound of freedom: Propulsion flight provides thrust in wing's airpower
Have you ever been to an Air Show where a fighter aircraft surprises you with a low pass in full afterburner? There are ears screaming from the sound, skin burning from the heat and hearts jumping from the thrust. This is what the enemy must feel in his final moments ... fear, but to our brothers and sisters in arms, this is the sound of freedom.
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2006
(Ret.) Technical Sgt. Ebert Bailey places the names plates on the volunteer wall memorial in preparation for the unveiling by the wing commander held Oct. 27. The memorial is located in the main lobby of the base exchange and in front of the satellite pharmacy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robin DeMark) Showing appreciation: Volunteers remembered on wall memorial
Showing pride in community, sharing personal stories and volunteering to help others will help the public better understand the Air Force and the contribution Airmen make to the nation's security every day. Memorials are a way of saying thank you to the men and women of Seymour Johnson for sharing their talents and enthusiasm to inspire a new
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2006
Default Air Force Logo A fresher set of wheels: Deployed sergeant’s ride revamped by friends
Wings Over Wayne may be synonymous with the roar of jet engines and the smell of funnel cakes, but for one master sergeant who recently returned from deployment, it was about a group of supportive friends who chose to surprise him upon his return. Master Sgt. Arvo Kovamees, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron superintendent of vehicle operations, is
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2006
Senior Airman Jeremy Means, emergency medical technician, gives Chief Master Sgt. Layton Clark, 4th Fighter Wing command chief master sergeant, a FluMist vaccination Oct. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robin DeMark) MDG flu vaccination program aids wing readiness
The 4th Medical Group here kicked-off their annual flu immunization program by administering the first flu vaccine to Chief Master Sgt. Layton Clark, 4th Fighter Wing command chief master sergeant, Oct. 6. "It doesn't hurt. Don't be a sissy, get in here and get vaccinated," said Chief Clark. "It's every Airman's responsibility to take care of their
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2006
An Airman receives a warm welcome at the base fire station upon return from a four-month deployment. More than 120 Airmen from various squadrons here returned Sept. 28 from their deployments in Southwest Asia. (Photo by Senior Airman Mickey Bazaldua) What goes around comes around: Airmen return from four-month tour
There's an old adage claiming "You can't go home again," but that statement doesn't hold true to the 128 deployment returnees who returned to their home, the 4th Fighter Wing, Sept. 28. These Airmen, deployed from various squadrons, put in long hours and an all-out effort during their four-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation
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2006
Janet Driggers, North Carolina Public Health environmental specialist, and Tech. Sgt. Kevin Richards, NCO-in-charge of base public health, sort the collection of mosquitoes so they can be identified to determine their species. After they are properly identified and separated, they are sent to state labs for testing. (Photo by Master Sgt. Art Webb) We're just getting the bugs out: SJ Airmen combat mosquito population, West Nile virus
What are base health officials doing to protect our community against viruses like West Nile and Eastern Equine that can be transmitted from mosquitoes? That was the big question last week after preliminary reports showed positive for the WNV. However, retesting of these samples confirmed negative for West Nile Virus by the North Carolina Health
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2006
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