Gen. Mike Holmes, right, commander of Air Combat Command, and Airman 1st Class Deja Adams, left, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron flight service center apprentice, cut a cake during the the 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary Gala, Sept. 16, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The cake cutting tradition calls for the oldest and youngest Airman present to use a saber to cut the cake together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Boyton)
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Previous 4th Fighter Wing commanders joined Col. Christopher Sage, current 4 FW commander, and Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, for the 75th Anniversary Gala, Sept. 16, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 4 FW traces its roots to the Royal Air Force during World War II and was transferred to the U.S. Army Air Forces on Sept. 12, 1942. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Boyton)
Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, delivers a speech during the 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary Gala, Sept. 16, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Holmes served as the 4 FW commander from Aug. 2004 through Sept. 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Capt. Douglas Dixon, 4th Fighter Wing chaplain, looks through a Bible taken out of the 1992 time capsule, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The capsule contained mementos from 1967, 1992, and will contain new items before being buried for another 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
The audience and members from Team Seymour view the contents of the 1992 time capsule, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Some of the items included a copy of the local newspaper, 334th Fighter Squadron shirt, photos and a small F-4 Phantom II static. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
A new time capsule, right, sits next to an excavated time capsule from 1992, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Every 25 years, a time capsule is dug up, its contents revealed and then placed in a new time capsule with additional items to be seen again in another 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Col. Christopher Sage, 4th Fighter Wing commander, addresses the audience during the 2017 Time Capsule Unveiling, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Sage said he is honored to be part of such a significant historical event which will tell the 4th FW’s story to those who unearth the capsule 25 years from now. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Col. Christopher Sage, 4th Fighter Wing commander, unveils the contents of a time capsule buried in 1992 with Bob Hill, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Hill attended the initial burial in 1967 and previous burial of the time capsule in 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Bob Hill addresses the audience after unveiling the contents of a time capsule from 1992, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Having been to each of the previous time capsule burials, Hill was proud to take part in the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Members from Team Seymour and Goldsboro look at new items to be added to the new time capsule, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The contents from the 1992 capsule will be in the new capsule, along with digitized copies of some items too fragile to be buried for another 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Members from Team Seymour and other distinguished visitors attend the 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary Gala, Sept. 16, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The gala coincides with the 70th birthday of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
The USO Show Troupe performs during the 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary Gala, Sept. 16, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. More than 400 people attended the gala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Members from Team Seymour and other distinguished visitors attend the 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary Gala, Sept. 16, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Some distinguished visitors included former 4 FW commanders, Brig. Gen. Mark Slocum, United States Air Forces in Europe-United Kingdom director, and Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
A 4th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle heritage paint scheme aircraft disconnects after refueling from a 916th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker, Sept. 14, 2017, in the skies above North Carolina. Members of the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight worked more than one month to complete the paint scheme in honor of the 4 FW’s 75th anniversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Boyton)
A 4th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle heritage paint scheme aircraft flies next to a KC-135R Stratotanker, Sept. 14, 2017, in the skies above the North Carolina coastline. Members of the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight worked more than one month to complete the paint scheme in honor of the 4 FW’s 75th anniversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Boyton)
Staff Sgt. Austin Craven, 4th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, demonstrates a military working dog seizure during the 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary tour, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. During the tour, members of the Fire Department, security forces, MWD and explosive ordnance disposal held different stations and demonstrated the supporting units that support the 4th Fighter Wing mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miranda A. Loera)
An F-15E Strike Eagle races across the runaway while an onlooker watches during the 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary tour, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Members of the tour were able to view the cockpit of the Strike Eagle as well as learn about the aircrew flight equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miranda A. Loera)
Members of the 4th Civil Engineering Squadron fire department present and explain the different pieces of equipment throughout a fire department, during the 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary Tour, Sept. 15,2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The tour also consisted of a readiness stop, which allowed spectators to experience the training the pilots go through when preparing to conduct overseas contingency operations through a simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miranda A. Loera)
Members of the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Honor Guard fold the flags of the United States and the United Kingdom, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. The ceremony was in honor of the Battle of Britain, when Britain was attacked by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Pianos burn in a fire to honor the lives lost during the Battle of Britain in World War II, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Seven squadrons on base each decorated a piano in respects to their units’ heritage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)
Members of the 334th Fighter Squadron sing together while a fellow Eagle plays their decorated piano during the 4th Fighter Wing Battle of Britain celebration, Sept. 15, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Seven pianos were decorated with designs which highlighted each squadron’s past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Boyton)
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