• 4th FW Airmen, families participate in Easter festivities

    The 4th Force Support Squadron hosted an Easter Egg Hunt for 4th Fighter Wing children April 7.Children split up into different age groups and were challenged to spell the word "Easter" using empty eggs with letters written on them. Once Easter was spelled, the children raced to form a line and

  • DOD implements new changes to sexual assault response

    The Defense Department has refined new methods to aid sexual assault victims whether reporting a crime or seeking assistance as they transition from service, the director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said here March 30."We have several new options for victims of sexual

  • Month of the Military Child

    During the month of April the 4th Fighter Wing honors numerous national observances, but one that stands out to members of The U.S. Armed Forces is The Month of the Military Child. In 1986, former Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberg designated April as the Month of the Military Child. The

  • Suicide prevention: Getting help doesn't have to hurt

    Four months into 2012 more than 20 U.S. Air Force Airmen faced with the decision of seeking help or ending their life chose a quick, permanent solution to their problems, suicide.The mental health clinic staff and base chaplains offer support for Airmen who are contemplating suicide to keep this

  • Team Seymour, local community support Child Abuse Prevention Month

    Airmen of the 4th Fighter Wing joined forces with the Goldsboro community to recognize National Child Abuse Prevention Month during the annual Mayoral Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation Ceremony on the steps of city hall, April 3. The designated theme for this year's observation is

  • Tips, guide to maneuver PCS peak season

    Each year, about 225,000 Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard household good shipments are slated for movement during the summer months. These shipments compete with private sector moves creating a phenomenon in the transportation industry called the "peak moving season" running May through

  • Weekly bulletins for April 5

    The following is a list of events taking place across the wing and in the local community:- Step Up For Soldiers is hosting a 5k combat mud run April 14 in Wilmington, N.C. The obstacle run consists of 14 obstacles, four of which have mud pits. Event registration costs $50. All proceeds will benefit

  • AF band performs free local concerts

    The Air Force premier ensemble jazz band "Airmen of Note" will perform two free concerts this month in North Carolina.The first show is April 14 at 7 p.m. at Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center in Kinston. The second performance is April 15 at 3 p.m. at Fike High School Auditorium in

  • Firing on all cylinders

    Providing airpower on target on time is what the 4th Fighter Wing is all about and the Airmen who keep the wing's aging F-15E Strike Eagle in the air strive to meet and exceed standards on a daily basis.The 4th FW has nine Air Combat Command maintenance performance indicator standards they are

  • Airman earns Air Medal during first deployment

    A 4th Fighter Wing cyberspace operations Airman earned a prestigious medal for actions during his first deployment.Senior Airman Ross S. O'Donnell, 4th Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems specialist from Fishers, Ind., earned an Air Medal during his four-month deployment to