March 24, 2015 Team Seymour honors past, celebrates future with local Tuskegee Airmen Chapter Members of the Wilson V. Eagleson Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen joined Airmen of the 4th Fighter Wing for a heritage luncheon at Eagle's Landing, March 18.Retired Maj. Roy White, Eagleson Chapter vice president and historian, highlighted the event as the keynote speaker and shared his account of
March 20, 2015 Aircraft metal technology shop crafts precision art to repair jets When something breaks on a fighter jet and the faulty item can't be fixed or ordered, the Airmen of the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology shop step up.The AMT shop primarily supports the aircraft maintenance squadron by constructing or making one-time repairs on parts by
March 19, 2015 Training, teamwork help air traffic controllers handle stress of mission One shop at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, towers above the rest.The 4th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control tower is not only the tallest building on the installation; it's physically the highest point in Wayne County, North Carolina.The 36 Airmen who call the tower
March 13, 2015 Team Seymour ramps up to reach AFAF goal The 2015 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign began March 2 with the goal to raise $100,000 by April 10.The AFAF raises funds for a variety of programs which provide support ranging from financial assistance for active-duty Airmen to care for military widows.To raise awareness for this year's
March 10, 2015 Seymour Johnson AFB: The source of F-15 airpower – Part 2 [Editor's note: This feature is the second of a three-part series focusing on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's ability to train both the Airmen who fly and the Airmen who maintain the F-15, thereby sourcing the Air Force's F-15 airpower.]The 4th Fighter Wing hosts more than half of the F-15E Strike
March 5, 2015 4th SFS pioneers ACC training program The Air Force has put a premium on innovation symbolized by the "Airmen Powered by Innovation" initiative.The 4th Security Forces Squadron took that idea seriously and pioneered the first fully functional range training complex in Air Combat Command - now the standard by which security forces
March 4, 2015 4th OSS guidon passed to Divittorio Lt. Col. Ernesto Divittorio assumed command of the 4th Operations Support Squadron during a change of command ceremony here, Feb. 27.Divittorio accepted the guidon from Col. Brian Afflerbaugh, 4th Operations Group commander, and will now lead a squadron of more than 200 members."Active-duty and
Feb. 24, 2015 EARLY RELEASE 24 FEB 4th Fighter Wing Airmen and Civilians are cleared for early release at supervisor discretion, no later than 12:30 P.M. Mission essential personnel only will remain. Please exercise caution when returning home.
Feb. 23, 2015 Travel Notice: Chikungunya Virus Chikungunya is a virus transmitted to people through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquito. The mosquitoes become infected when they feed on a person already infected with the virus. Although A. aegypti live only in the extreme southeast of the United States, A.
Feb. 19, 2015 Fueling the Strike Eagle's fire The shimmering heat waves that emanate from jet exhaust ... the rumble of twin Pratt and Whitney engines ... the unmistakable aroma of pure Jet A fuel.The sights, sounds and smells of F-15E Strike Eagles in flight are made possible in part by the tireless efforts of a group of Airmen strategically