• Gates Says TRICARE Won't Be Affected By Healthcare Reform

    Servicemembers and retirees enrolled in one of the several forms of TRICARE won't have to buy additional health insurance and won't see a change in their healthcare coverage in the near future, according to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed

  • Army, Air National Guard hone skills

    Army and Air National Guard members from the 42nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team practiced their mission of supporting local and state authorities with a training exercise here, March 30. The team identifies hazardous agents and substances, assesses current and future threats,

  • Motorcycles come out as warm weather sets in

    Warm temperatures have hit Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and motorcyclists who have been pining for the chance to take their two-wheeled vehicles out onto the roads for months have come out in full force.As new riders browse showroom floors and old riders dust off their gear, the 4th Fighter Wing

  • Month of Military Child parade

    Parents and children from Team Seymour kicked off the "Month of Military Child" with a parade here, April 1. Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger established the event to recognize military children in their community in 1986. In America, more than 1.7 million children have at least one parent

  • 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