• Honoring a symbol: Team Seymour holds flag retiring ceremony

    Throughout the U.S., tens of thousands of flags fly year round no matter the weather or the conditions. It is meant to honor the ideals for which the country was founded and those who serve to protect them. Following a flags life cycle, whether it has been worn, torn or soiled through wear and tear,

  • Team Seymour prepares for 2014 hurricane season

    This time of year, North Carolina can expect a visit from an angry boy or girl leaving a terrible path of destruction in his or her wake.Names like Andrew, Katrina and Sandy can bring images to people's minds of just how destructive hurricanes can be.Preparation and knowledge can be powerful allies

  • Two SJ members awarded $50,000 college scholarships

    Corvias Foundation, a private organization and the charitable arm of Corvias Military Living, recently awarded scholarships to the children of two Airmen assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.Kamrie Risku, stepdaughter of Master Sgt. Anthony Smith, 4th Medical Group patient

  • Team Seymour prepares for the Critical Days of Summer

    Summer is in full swing as Team Seymour prepares for the 2014 Critical Days of Summer. The program is an Air Force safety campaign that focuses on risk management for all summer activities - on and off duty. Every year it begins on Memorial Day and runs through Labor Day. In 2014, it is observed May

  • AFOSI Detachment 216 named 2013 Small Detachment of the Year

    Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 216, a tenant unit attached here, was recently selected to receive the AFOSI Small Detachment of the Year award.Col. James Hudson, AFOSI 2nd field investigations region commander, notified the team March 27 of their accomplishment."It goes

  • Fourth but First; the 4th FW and its effect on D-Day 70 years later

    On June 6, 1944, Col. Donald Blakeslee, then 4th Fighter Group commanding officer, sounded the recall alarm. The blaring speaker system located at the center of Royal Air Force North Weald Airfield in Debden, England, alerted all awake and asleep alike of the pending meeting."Emergency briefing at

  • Historic ending, new beginnings: Team Seymour welcomes new 4th FW commander

    Colonel Jeannie Leavitt relinquished command of the 4th Fighter Wing to Col. Mark Slocum during a change of command ceremony here, June 2, 2014.Maj. Gen. H.D. Polumbo, Jr., Ninth Air Force commander, presided over the traditional military ceremony. The exchange of the unit's guidon during a change