• Airman dedicates nearly 60 years to AF

    In the military people constantly come and go, few faces at a base remain the same as the years pass.Elmer Bryans is an exception to this norm; he spent nearly 60 years serving the Air Force community. While on active duty he served as a communications operations superintendent.In 2004 he started up

  • Symphony entertains SJ community

    Some adults merely tapped their toes in time with the beat while others danced with their children as an Army sergeant belted out ballads backed by the North Carolina Symphony here June 1.The North Carolina Symphony kicked off their Red, White & Blue Tour with a free performance at Seymour Johnson

  • Milestones

    Congratulations to the following Airmen and volunteers who were recently recognized for their outstanding performance:4th Fighter Wing 2010 Lance P. Sijan nomineesMaj. Barton Kenerson, 4th Component Maintenance SquadronCapt. Andrew Rollins, 4th Operations GroupMaster Sgt. Tonya Darner, 4th Force

  • Flight safety reduces mid-air collisions

    Fighter jocks, private flight instructors, student and recreational pilots all share the most advanced cockpit system in aviation: the human eye. Failure to "see-and-avoid" is the number one cause of mid-air collisions according to the Federal Aviation Administration Special Use Airspace information

  • SJ NCO directs security forces support for Southwest Asia wing

    Tech. Sgt. Albert Branch is a security forces craftsman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at a non-disclosed base here.As a security forces Airman, Sergeant Branch supports all security and force protection efforts for a deployed wing, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, of more

  • Former enemy pilots share their story with SJ community

    Two years ago, they were long-lost enemies brought together by a series of coincidences that showed war for what it often is: a disagreement between friends who just haven't had a chance to meet yet. Since that time, former enemy pilots retired Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry and Nguyen Hong My formed an

  • AF officials release names of master sergeant selects

    Sixty eight technical sergeants here received news of their selection for promotion to master sergeant May 27.Air Force officials selected 24.85 percent of eligible technical sergeants for promotion. The average score for those selected was 341.18, with an average time in grade of 4.49 years and an

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.