March 17, 2011 Seymour Johnson community helps save lives The American Red Cross held a blood drive here Feb. 11. According to the ARC Southeast Division Web site, www.redcrossblood.org, one in 10 people entering the hospital need blood and every two seconds, someone in the U.S. receives a blood transfusion. Hospitals use more than 38,000 blood donations
March 16, 2011 SJ Airmen return from deployment More than 750 family members and friends of Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing filled a hangar on the flightline awaiting the return of approximately 320 servicemembers from a deployment to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 15.The Airmen, comprised of support elements for the 336th Fighter Squadron
March 14, 2011 Hydraulic Fluid Purification could soon be a DoD-wide program The Air Force is constantly looking for ways to support its war-fighting mission in a way that is cost effective and environmentally friendly while still providing maximum efficiency. Don Streeter, Environmental Engineer, Air Force Plant #4, USAF HFP P2 Project, has been a driving force to bring
March 11, 2011 Seymour Johnson host Civic Leader Tour The 916th Air Refueling Wing and the 4th Fighter Wing will host the 2011 Joint Civic Leader Tour to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 14-15. Civic leader tours are designed to increase public awareness and understanding of current military capabilities
March 10, 2011 History awareness The African American Heritage Committee's annual African American Heritage Celebration Finale held to celebrate the contributions African Americans have made to America was held March 9.The celebration's theme, "African Americans and the Civil War" boosted awareness of the distance Americans have
March 10, 2011 10 E-7s earn next stripe Air Force officials selected 1,274 of 12,378 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.29 percent.The average score for those selected was 665.57, with an average time in grade of 4.30 years and an average time in service of 19.76 years. The
March 10, 2011 How to control your medical readiness Medical readiness is vital to all service members, and there is a new program available that allows Airmen to view their entire medical status online.The newly implemented Aeromedical Services Information Management System program allows Airmen to take control of their medical readiness by listing
March 10, 2011 Airman brings home fallen servicemembers An aircrew flight equipment technician here took part in an ongoing operation to account for American servicemembers lost in past U.S. conflicts.Tech. Sgt. Alvin Edmonds, non-commissioned officer in charge of the aircrew flight equipment section of the 333rd Fighter Squadron, served as a team member
March 10, 2011 Prowler Patriots Welcome First USAF Aircrew The Vagron 140 Patriots of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Prowler squadron are welcoming their first U.S. Air Force aircrew member and former member of Seymour Johnson to their squadron. Captain Alain "Pedro" Martinez will be the first weapons system officer to earn the title of an