• Team Seymour begins cleanup from Hurricane Irene

    After winds and rain died down enough for crews to venture out, the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron put its Airmen to work cleaning up after Hurricane Irene.Airmen were out surveying damage left in the storm's wake August 27.When the sun came up on August 28, the 4th CES heavy equipment operators or

  • ALL CLEAR - Latest information

    Base status: ALL CLEARAll gates are open according to normal schedules.To report fallen trees or damage on base call Civil Engineering at 722-5613Do not use personal chainsaws to remove trees on base.If you have debris/fallen limbs in your yard, you can move them to the curb for pickup. Do not place

  • Author Ellie Kay visits SJ to inform, encourage Airmen

    Financial expert and renowned author Ellie Kay visited Seymour Johnson to give helpful economic tips and to share her philosophy on military families, Aug 23.Kay, a military wife for more than 15 years and a mother of seven, brings first-hand knowledge on the dynamic lifestyle of a military family

  • SJAFB evacuates jets as Irene approaches

    As Hurricane Irene approaches, the 4th Fighter Wing and the 916th Air Refueling Wing began evacuating approximately 60 F-15E Strike Eagles and eight KC-135R Stratotankers to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 25."Officially, this is a hurricane evacuation," said Lt. Col. David Moeller, 335th

  • School back in session for base children

    Many Seymour Johnson families said goodbye to their summer vacation as several children began the school year here, Aug 25."Schools in North Carolina begin at several different times, but the schools we service here at the youth center begin today," said Chameka Brooks, school age coordinator at the

  • Wounded warrior marches on

    A 4th Security Forces Squadron wounded warrior reunited with Charlie, his military working dog, Aug. 19.Staff Sgt. Benjamin Seekell returned to receive the security forces guidon from Pope Field Airmen and represent the 4th Security Forces Squadron as they begin their leg of the Security Forces 9/11

  • 4th SFS defenders begin 9/11 Ruck March to Remember

    Eight months ago, the 4th Security Forces Squadron commander, Maj. Jim Alves, and Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Broughman, 4th Security Forces training NCOIC, sat down and mapped out an idea to organize a ruck march from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to Ground Zero in New York in remembrance of defenders who

  • Panetta: Any retirement changes won't affect serving military

    In his clearest statement on the subject to date, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today that if the military retirement system changes, it will not affect serving service members."I will not break faith," the secretary said during a roundtable meeting with military media representatives in

  • Promotion selectees inducted to senior NCO tier

    What does it feel like to be in the top three percent of the Air Force? A total of 86 technical sergeants here prepare to take the next step in their career and become one step closer to being a part of this elite group as they move from NCO to senior NCO.The senior NCO induction ceremony this year