Nov. 13, 2012 Heritage of America Band bridges gap between military, community members The U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band plays approximately 25 concerts a year in venues from Pennsylvania to South Carolina, playing a variety of jazz, classical and patriotic music to an audience of retirees, children and families alike.Their mission is to reach out to communities and tell the
Nov. 9, 2012 Air Force leaders issue Veterans Day message Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Veterans Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:"Our Air Force's success is founded in the sacrifice of generations who served
Nov. 9, 2012 SJ 2012 CFC ends with record numbers The 2012 CFC ended with a record amount of donations collected from members of Team Seymour, Nov. 2, 2012. This year's base goal was to raise $228,000, which was surpassed by more than $4,000."As an installation we donated more than $232,000, your generosity represents the largest-ever total
Nov. 9, 2012 Cody named next Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III has named Chief Master Sgt. James A. Cody to serve as the 17th chief master sergeant of the Air Force.Cody will assume his new position on Feb. 1, following the Jan. 31 retirement of current Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy. Roy's
Nov. 8, 2012 Team Seymour Airmen earn CCAF degrees More than 170 Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing completed their Community College of the Air Force degrees during 2012. The students celebrated their achievement Nov. 2, during a graduation ceremony at Eagles Landing. "The Air Force has always recognized the positive effects of education," said Chief
Nov. 8, 2012 Celebrating the wing's history The Association of the 4th Fighter Group, World War II and its members celebrated the 70th anniversary of the three Eagle Squadrons being transferred from the Royal Air Force to the U.S. Army Air Forces Sept. 29. Five members of the original 4th Fighter Group, predecessor of the 4th Fighter Wing,
Nov. 8, 2012 Team Seymour's finest, top of enlisted Air Force Air Force leaders selected five Team Seymour Airmen for promotion to the service's highest enlisted rank, chief master sergeant, Nov. 8.Officials chose 454 of 1,981 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant with a selection rate of 22.9 percent.The average score for
Nov. 7, 2012 AFMC commander speaks to students, veterans The Air Force's first female four-star general shared her experiences as a woman in the military with a crowd of students and veterans at Fayetteville State University Nov. 5.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, spoke as a part of FSU's Chancellor's Distinguished Speaker