• 4th LRS earns best fuels management flight in ACC

    Air Combat Command named the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight the best in the command for 2011.The fuels management flight competed against 13 military and civilian units within it's command, and came out victorious earning it the Drake Award."The fuels management flight

  • Fitness Improvement Training Program making a difference

    Being "Fit to Fight" is every Airman's personal responsibility. At the end of 2011 the 4th Fighter Wing introduced a program for Airmen who need to improve their physical fitness.The Fitness Improvement Training program is a high-impact 90 minute physical training session that pushes Airmen to their

  • 9th AF commander visits SJ

    The 9th Air Force commander made a stop at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base for a first-hand look at why the 4th Fighter Wing's motto is "Fourth but First."This was Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells' first visit here. Wells said he was excited to visit the base because of its legacy, history and the hard work

  • F-15E reaches 10K flying hour milestone

    In the early hours of the day, the aircraft parking ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, was alive with activity. Checklists were run, hatches checked, bombs loaded and missions briefed, as the crew chiefs, support units, and flyers of F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 achieved a milestone 10,000 flying

  • SJ receives a face lift

    Airmen can expect a lot of changes to happen on base within the coming years.Currently, there are more than 70 construction projects that are worth approximately $127.8 million. Each project has a purpose and will improve the quality of life for Airmen and their families as well as make daily

  • Father-Daughter duo work to restore history

    For Master Sgt. Marty Stanton, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management superintendent, and his daughter, Alicia, restoring pieces of the past is something they both enjoy.Stanton's love for working on cars was established while he was in high school. Unable to afford the equipment for

  • Keeping the birds in the air

    On top of new resolutions and new outlooks on the upcoming year, pilots and weapon systems officers (WSOs) gathered here for a flight safety briefing to prepare for what 2012 has in store for the flightline and the skies above.The 4th Quarter Flight Safety Meeting was held for pilots and WSOs from

  • Fort Fisher presents "The Lights of the Great Armada"

    The year 2012 marks the 147th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War. A free, public event will be held as part of the state's observance of the Civil War anniversary.The event will be held by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources' Fort Fisher State Historic Site from Jan. 21 through

  • Not the normal Chain of Command

    What do you get when you cross a technical sergeant, a captain and a retired senior master sergeant? You get the hard rock Chain of Command band that plays songs from artists like Maroon 5, Ozzy Osbourne, Guns N' Roses, Blink 182 and much more. "It doesn't matter age or rank, we all come in and do