May 27, 2010 For Beth and a cure As darkness fell on Raleigh's Glenwood Avenue, 567th REDHORSE Squadron Commander Col. Tim Lamb maintained a steady pace -- the same light jog that had carried him, in just under three hours, some 15 miles.To passers-by, the sight of a lone runner making his way down the sidewalks that line one of
May 27, 2010 Comedian shares laughs, serious message with SJ community At some point in everyone's life they make a bad decision, some people are able to find their way back onto the straight and narrow path and others continue down the path of destruction. Bernie McGrenahan began abusing alcohol in eighth grade. A lifestyle of heavy drinking and partying cost him a
May 27, 2010 Seymour Johnson Airmen visit veterans In celebration of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, Airmen from Air Force Sergeant's Association Chapter 371, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base honor guard and various 4th Fighter Wing squadrons visited veterans at Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center to show their appreciation, May 21.
May 26, 2010 AF education changes imminent The Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support will no longer fund any retests for college-level exams due to budget constraints and low pass rates beginning Oct. 1.DANTES provides funds for exams in the College Level Exam and Excelsior College Exam Programs as well as DANTES Subject
May 24, 2010 Gone but not forgotten To some people the thought of completing a marathon is overwhelming, but for the 567th RED HORSE Squadron commander it did not seem like enough, he began a 81.4-mile run May 20, 2010, to celebrate his wife's memory. Col. Tim Lamb ran from Duke Hospital in Durham where Beth, his wife, received cancer
May 24, 2010 CAPTF armament advisor makes Afghans proud Master Sgt. Raymond Rogers Jr. stands and watches two Afghanistan National Army Air Corps weapon loaders put new 12.7 mm rounds into the Yak-B Gatling gun of an MI-35 Hind E attack helicopter. He stands with a smile on his face. The kind of smile a proud parent or teacher could understand. For
May 24, 2010 EOD Airman receives third Bronze Star Medal The ability to calmly clear an improvised explosive ordnance blast zone or care for wounded Soldiers during a firefight are qualities not everyone possesses. Master Sgt. Van Hood, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal NCOIC of operations, plans and intel, joined the Air Force in
May 24, 2010 June ORE inches closer The next 4th Fighter Wing Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise, testing the wing's preparation and mobilization from peacetime readiness into a wartime posture on short notice, takes place June 7-9. The objective of this ORE is for every participating unit in the wing to receive at least an
May 21, 2010 Airmen banned from using Spice, Salvia Gen. William Fraser, commander of Air Combat Command, issued a general order April 15 prohibiting the use and possession of Spice and Salvia by servicemembers assigned or attached to ACC.Spice is a product legally marketed as incense on the Internet and in local smoke shops, according to Special
May 20, 2010 4th FW Strike Eagles assist shuttle launch Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, N.C., along with the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (CONR) and Air Forces Northern Command provided crucial airspace control and manning support to the successful launch of Space Shuttle