• Local donations make Afghan winters warmer

    Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., arrived here to pick up donated humanitarian supplies, collected through the Goldsboro MERCI Center, for transportation to Afghanistan, Sept. 2. The donations consisted of men and women's winter clothing and weighed approximately 10,000 pounds. The

  • SJ AFB evacuates jets, prepares for Hurricane Earl

    The 4th Fighter Wing and the 916th Air Refueling Wing evacuated approximately 30 F-15E Strike Eagles and three KC-135R Stratotankers to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., due to the threat of high winds associated with Hurricane Earl, Sept. 2. Once wing leadership determines Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

  • SJ AFB wraps up ORE Coronet Warrior 10-5

    The 4th Fighter Wing will be placed under the microscope during an operational readiness exercise in October, when higher headquarters will test the wing's ability to initially respond to and rapidly deploy for combat operations. To prepare for the inspection wing personnel wrapped-up operational

  • EOD trains with local authorities

    The 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team conducted joint training with the Goldsboro Sheriff's Department and Special Weapons and Tactics team here Aug. 25.Rather than listening to a PowerPoint presentation, the group spent the morning in the field discussing a capability and

  • AF officials announce newest lieutenant colonel selects

    Air Force officials selected 11 majors from the 4th Fighter Wing for promotion to lieutenant colonel. There will be a lieutenant colonel select promotion party from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Heritage Hall Spitfire Pub. Congratulations to the following majors selected for promotion:Kenyatte BookerTodd

  • 23 aircrew members graduate

    After spending nearly two years in training, the newest class of F-15E Strike Eagle pilots and weapon systems officers are ready to report to their first permanent duty station. The 333th Fighter Squadron turned 23 fully-qualified Strike Eagle aircrew members over to the Air Force when Basic Course

  • SJ AFB Airmen enroute to Afghanistan

    More than 250 Airman from the 4th Fighter Wing, the 336th Fighter Squadron and 336th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron departed the base to assume the F-15E Strike Eagle close air support mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, between Aug. 22-26.The men and women of the 4th FW will play a key role in

  • You can help DoD be more efficient

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is asking all Department of Defense military and civilian employees to submit their ideas to save money, avoid cost, reduce cycle time and increase the agility of the Department.This contest, called the INVEST Awards, will reward those who submit the best ideas for

  • Airmen working behind the scenes

    There are times that despite all of their training maintainers cannot fix a broken piece of avionics equipment on the flightine. When this happens the piece of equipment is pulled from the jet and sent to the 4th Component Maintenance Squadron's avionics back-shop for repair. Airmen in the back-shop