SJ community pauses to remember POW/MIAs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Members of the 4th Fighter Wing Honor Guard fold an American flag during a POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony here Sept. 17, 2010. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed each year on the third Friday of September to honor the sacrifices made by POWs and those who are still MIA. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Mackenzie Lang)

SJ community pauses to remember POW/MIAs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Retired Col. Jack Van Loan shares his experiences as a prisoner of war during the 4th Fighter Wing POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony here Sept. 17, 2010. Colonel Van Loan, who spent six years as a POW during the Vietnam War, served as the guest speaker addressing members of the Seymour Johnson community and former POWs and their family members from the Goldsboro area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

Inn staff earns AF-level recognition

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Members of the Southern Pines Inn Staff take a moment to celebrate earning the small base category Air Force-level Innkeeper of the Year award Sept. 10, 2010. The Southern Pines Inn is a lodging facility located on base that hosts servicemembers from across the country who are visiting the base for training purposes, a temporary duty assignment, conducting a permanent change of station move and occasionally vacationers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

Wayne Arts Council needs Afghan photos

HERAT, AFGHANISTAN -- A soldier from the 82nd Airborne mounts a .50 caliber weapon on top of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle in preparation for a 400 kilometer convoy to Bala Murghab. Members of the Seymour Johnson community are being asked to submit their photos of daily life in Afghanistan for display consideration in the upcoming Arts Council of Wayne County “A Country, A People” exhibit. The exhibit will showcase native Afghans and military members serving in the country, as well as highlight the culture and personnel experiences through discussion panels, food and music. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Makenzie Lang)

humanitarian aid mission

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Nearly a 10,000 pounds of donated items wait to be loaded onto a KC-10 from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. bound for Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2010. The donations consisted of men and women’s winter clothes collected through the Goldsboro MERCI Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Courtney Richardson) (RELEASED)

humanitarian aid mission

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Staff Sgt. Devon Jarvis presets humanitarian supplies for easy loading onto a KC-10 Extender here, Sept. 2, 2010. Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., arrived here to pick up donations from the Goldsboro community, collected through the MERCI Center, for transportation to Afghanistan. Sergeant Jarvis, 76th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, is from MontClair, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Courtney Richardson) (RELEASED)