Sept. 18, 2015 4th SFS' newest team protect, defend base For Senior Airman Austin Craven, the day begins with the sound of barking and wagging tails before the sun even rises."Hey buddy! How you been boy?" Craven says in a high-pitched voice.As he slides a collar on his four-legged wingman, Craven heads for the exit, followed closely by the source of the
Sept. 15, 2015 Oldest Rocketeer turns 100 Airmen from the 336th Fighter Squadron Rocketeers traveled to Albuquerque Sept. 3, for the 100th birthday celebration of the oldest surviving Rocketeer fighter pilot, retired 1st Lt. William "Bill" Corbett Slade.The celebration was an opportunity for six Rocketeers to have a hand in squadron
Sept. 11, 2015 COMACC visits Seymour Johnson AFB, talks priorities, future U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, visited Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 8-9, to further immerse himself in the 4th Fighter Wing's mission and one of its most prominent quality of life programs, the "Make It Better" initiative.During the
Sept. 11, 2015 Seymour Johnson AFB remembers 9/11 A 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony was held Sept. 11, at the main fire station on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina to mark the 14-year anniversary since the terrorist attacks of 2001.More than 150 members of the base and local community attended this year's event, which featured a slideshow
Sept. 10, 2015 Our Finest Hour: The 4th Fighter Wing and the Battle of Britain Seventy five years ago one of the pivotal battles of World War II was fought. It was the Battle of Britain, in which the Royal Air Force defeated the German Luftwaffe. The 4th Fighter Wing can trace its heritage directly to this battle.At the beginning of World War II the Nazi war machine conquered
Sept. 8, 2015 Operation Llama Fury: Joint base training aims to standardize AFSC Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen from three nearby bases descended upon Seymour Johnson Air Force Base for a weeklong training operation, Aug. 24-28, aptly named Operation Llama Fury.Teams from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Moody and Andrews Air Force Bases all traveled here to participate in the