• All in a day's work: Emergency management

    Staff Sgt. Brian Garrigan is an emergency management craftsman with the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at a non-disclosed base here.Sergeant Garrigan is deployed from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron at Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and his hometown is Newfield, N.H. As a civil

  • Kennel master ensures K-9 teams are mission-ready

    The idea of working alongside a partner that is always happy to see you, obedient and low maintenance would seem like the perfect job for most people, even if that partner is covered in fur and walks on all fours. Having spent the last 15 years of his career as a military working dog handler and

  • OPSEC more important with new Internet capabilities

    As the Air Force opens its network to Internet-based capabilities including social networking services, the 4th Communication Squadron needs Airmen to keep operations security, network protection and professionalism at the forefront.The Air Force opened the network to Internet-based social

  • Turkey shoot determines star performers

    Aircrew, maintainers and support personnel battled it out to see what units here were the best in a Turkey Shoot competition May 6-7. The Turkey Shoot tested the ability of how the four fighter squadrons on base work cohesively as a team to generate an aircraft, prep aircrews for flights and take to

  • SJ personnel prepare for June ORE

    The 4th Fighter Wing will host an operational readiness exercise June 7-9. The objective of this ORE is for every participating unit to receive an overall SATISFACTORY grade. This establishes the foundation the wing requires to be successful in the following OREs due to the large number of personnel

  • Aircrew flight equipment technicians compete

    In the tradition of the "Turkey Shoot" competition, the 4th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians competed amongst each other to determine who could prepare an aircrew member for flight the fastest with the least amount of errors here, May 7, 2010. During the competition,

  • Milestones

    Congratulations to the following Airmen and units who were recently recognized for their outstanding performance:Air Combat Command 2009 Maj. Gen. Jerry Rogers Maintenance Professional of the Year, Airman Senior Airman Antwon Vaughns, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron9th Air Force Association

  • ARM Airmen send prepared pilots to fly

    During RED FLAG-Alaska it is the responsibility of Aviation Resource Management technicians to make sure pilots and aircrews make their flight on time.Prior to their arrival, Airmen at the operations desk must make sure crewmembers have computer access and are properly placed in the system. ARM

  • Airman arms combat truckers for the long haul

    Traversing the streets of Iraq to deliver supplies to U.S. troops downrange comes with its share of danger. Combat truckers with the 586th Air Expeditionary Group must remain vigilant during each mission - armed and ready in case of an attack.It's for this reason that Senior Airman Alex Houston's

  • New computerized wheel alignments at Seymour

    The HawkEye Hunter Wheel Alignment System at the Auto Skills Development Center allows customers to save money with a new computerized wheel and suspension alignment system formerly found only at professional alignment shops. "In April, we experienced a 15 percent increase in profits because word is