• Mission Immersion Day shows Airmen their role in Strike Eagle airpower

    Airmen exchanged their normal Friday routine for a day spent on and around the flightline during the first 4th Fighter Wing Mission Immersion Day here, Nov. 7.Slated to become a monthly occurrence, the event was designed to give Airmen fulfilling support roles across the base a better understanding

  • 567th RED HORSE winds down from exercise, gears up for Beyond the Horizon

    They could have easily made excuses."It's cold.""It's wet.""It gets dark too early.""We haven't worked together like this in more than a year."Instead, when the 567th RED HORSE out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, took off for their weeklong field training exercise, they hit the

  • CFC donations can still be made online until Dec. 15

    The 2014 Combined Federal Campaign came to a close here, Oct. 24.Since Sept. 8, Team Seymour has donated more than $132,000. Even though the campaign on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base has ended, donations can still be made until the national deadline on Dec. 15 by visiting

  • Seymour Johnson enhances USAF Weapons School capability

    Airmen and aircraft assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, recently returned home from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where they were tasked with enhancing the F-15E Strike Eagle capability for the U.S. Air Force Weapons School.The 335th Fighter

  • Preventing drinking and driving: personal responsibility and having a plan

    As most Airmen know, safety is one of the core competencies of mission success.Officials say, in order to achieve and maintain success, safety should be practiced both professionally and personally. Drinking and driving hits the trifecta of derailing one's personal safety, their professional career,

  • Air Combat Command receives new leadership

    The men and women of Air Combat Command welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony here Nov. 4.Gen. Hawk Carlisle assumed command of ACC from Gen. Mike Hostage before a standing room only audience in the 27th Fighter Squadron hangar. Guests included Airmen, community leaders, and

  • 567th RED HORSE heads to Arkansas in preparation for Beyond the Horizon

    More than 150 Airmen from the 567th RED HORSE out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrived at Fort Smith, Arkansas, for a weeklong field training exercise, Nov. 2.The exercise, also featuring the 560th RED HORSE out of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and Airmen out of the

  • AF authorizes medical benefits for some separatees

    Air Force senior leaders announced adjustments to benefits for Airmen separated under the fiscal year 2014 Voluntary Separation Pay (VSP) program Oct. 31.Based on inconsistent issuance and confusion with transitional medical benefits for Airmen separating under the VSP program, the Air Force

  • Enlisted promotion system changes continue with weighted factor adjustments

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- This January, changes to the Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) will continue with adjustments to the scoring model for promotions to technical sergeant and below, all designed to help ensure job performance is the most important factor when evaluating and identifying