• Delayed reporting Feb. 14

    The 4 FW Commander has directed delayed reporting on Friday, 14 Feb, 14. Normal duty hours will begin at 0900L. All personnel should exercise caution on their commute and contact their supervisor if they encounter conditions unsafe for travel.

  • Only mission essential personnel report for duty Feb. 13

    Due to hazardous conditions, the 4 FW Commander has directed only mission-essential personnel will report for duty on Thursday, 13 February 2014. The 4 MDG clinic will be closed; appointments will be rescheduled for a later date.

  • Early Dismissal Feb. 11

    Due to inclement weather, the 4th Fighter Wing commander has directed early release for all non-mission essential personnel today at 2 p.m. All afternoon appointments at the 4th Medical Group Clinic will be cancelled and rescheduled for a later date.

  • Missing man flyover honors former Rocketeer ace

    Four F-15E Strike Eagles participated in a missing man flyover at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Jan. 23, to honor a 33-year veteran command pilot who passed away in October 2013.Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner, a former member of the 336th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Rockets, flew fighters and

  • Weapon Systems Officer reaches 1,000 combat flying hours

    (Editor's note: The name of Major Dozer is withheld due to security and safety reasons.)Air Force Maj. "Dozer," a weapons systems officer assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (Chiefs), exceeded 1,000 combat flying hours since his first combat sortie in Spring of 2004.He reached this

  • Let freedom ring

    It's been more than 50 years since the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech to more than a quarter-million listeners in Washington, D.C."... Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of

  • Why is DeCA scanning ID cards?

    Why is DeCA scanning ID cards?A: Scanning the Department of Defense ID card bar code allows the Defense Commissary Agency to positively identify an individual and verify that he or she is authorized to shop in the commissary. There are a small number of older ID cards without bar codes. A card

  • Taking the plunge into heroism

    One Sunday morning in mid May, a coin was flipped. No one could have guessed the significance of that simple act.Staff Sgt. Tony Park, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron cannibalization dock crew chief, his wife Jennie and their two children had a decision to make. The rain had let up, and the sun