• AF civilians to be retroactively paid, urged not to access pay system

    Civilian Air Force employees, who were furloughed during the government shutdown, have been authorized to return to work Oct. 17.Civilians, including those who returned to work earlier this month, will be retroactively paid but are urged not to access the pay system, as mass amounts of website

  • Air Force returns to normal, tuition assistance back on

    As a result of the passed continuing resolution legislation, the Air Force is in the process of returning operations to normal pre-shutdown status, to include the reinstatement of military tuition assistance. The continuing resolution will fund the Air Force under the fiscal year 2013 sequester

  • Congress passes bill reopening federal government

    President Barack Obama signed legislation late yesterday night bringing federal employees back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget logjam which led to a 16-day shutdown.Senate leaders championed bipartisan legislation to reopen the government and remove the threat of government

  • Team Seymour civilian Airman earns recognition for volunteer-work

    One member of Team Seymour has served the base community since 1992, and was recently recognized for his efforts.Allan Pedersen, United Service Organizations (USO) of North Carolina director at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, was recently named the 2013 Continental United States Region Volunteer of

  • Annual charity donation drive suspended indefinitely

    The annual Combined Federal Campaign, responsible for raising $258.3 million for charities in 2012, has been suspended across the DOD due to the partial government shutdown.Susan Yarwood, the director of the DOD's CFC campaign said in a memorandum that a legal review of the charity drive found it to

  • Public engagement once again affected

    Air Force community and public outreach was significantly impacted earlier this year as sequestration went into effect, and is now all but non-existent due to the partial government shutdown, with more than 800 events being canceled or withdrawn this year. As a result of sequestration and the

  • Still fueling his fire

    For most people, it is human nature to run away from fires, survival of the fittest demands it. But firefighters don't turn their backs; they battle the fire head on.With that same mentality, retired Master Sgt. Eric Harper, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron lead fire inspector, tackles fires from a

  • Changing the world, one scarf at a time

    While deployed to Afghanistan in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM in 2011, one group of Team Seymour Airmen used their backgrounds in business and philanthropy to help those in need.They started a non-profit organization called Flying Scarfs, which aims to help women in under-developed