Feb. 29, 2016 SecAF visits SJAFB The Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force, participates in a group leadership problem scenario with Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from several universities, Feb. 19, 2016, at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. As a Duke University alumnus, James returned to her alma
Feb. 25, 2016 March is Nutrition Awareness Month: Healthy eating advances AF readiness and mission success Think twice before biting in. Are you making a smart food choice? Healthy eating coupled with active living, is the foundation for healthy living, which is critical to maintaining a ready and deployable force. Optimal nutrition keeps Airmen performance ready –mentally and physically prepared for
Feb. 18, 2016 335th FS, 4th AMXS spouses receive unique Strike Eagle opportunity Spouses of members from the 335th Fighter Squadron and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received a tour and taxi ride in an F-15E Strike Eagle, Feb. 16.More than 30 spouses from the two squadrons were provided this opportunity to see a day-in-the-life of their active-duty counterparts who work with
Feb. 12, 2016 Zika Virus Travel Alert Notice News of Zika virus has currently saturated the news as the number of infants born with microcephaly (small heads and brains) in South America increases. Zika virus was first detected in the Western Hemisphere in 2015, purportedly transmitted from Africa to Brazil during the 2015 FIFA World Cup. The
Feb. 12, 2016 Medical: enlisted to officer brief Officers from the 4th Medical Group held a commissioning brief, Feb. 9, to give enlisted Airmen a chance to ask questions and gain information on how to commission into the Air Force as a medical officer.More than 50 Airmen attended the briefing to learn about approximately 15 medical career fields
Feb. 11, 2016 Air Force announces stand up of Integrated Wing The Air Force will stand up an Integrated Wing pilot program at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James."The Air Force remains on its flight path toward increasing our effectiveness and efficiency as an integrated total force service while
Feb. 9, 2016 AFREP repairs saves base money From iPads and TVs to KC-135R Stratotanker and F-15E Strike Eagle components, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina's Air Force Repair Enhancement Program repairs a variety of parts and products for the base.Contributing to a program that began in the mid-90s, the three technicians in the
Feb. 5, 2016 Flying Scarfs keeps soaring SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Bursts of blues, magentas and greens are woven together to create tapestries of silken scarves by a group of widowed women in Bagram, Afghanistan.In the fall of 2011, four Airmen found themselves deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, where they came across
Feb. 4, 2016 Seymour Johnson AFB conducts exercise CW 16-01 More than 1,000 Airmen at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina participated in exercise Coronet Warrior 16-01 Feb. 1-2, 2016 to assess readiness and mission effectiveness while in a chemical environment.As part of the exercise, Airmen were inspected on their ability to operate while