• Fort Fisher, your affordable vacation

    To avoid expensive contractors, Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base volunteered their time to help replace siding on cottages here, April 7. "This was a great Team Seymour effort to care for base assets" said Lt. Col. Debra Lovette, 4th Force Support Squadron commander. All funds raised by

  • Southern Pines Inn takes home ACC award

    The Southern Pines Inn staff proved attention to detail pays off when they captured the 2009 Air Combat Command Innkeeper Award in the small base category. "The staff works very hard to provide the best customer service possible," said Charles Wilson, Southern Pines Inn lodging manager. "This

  • Gates Says TRICARE Won't Be Affected By Healthcare Reform

    Servicemembers and retirees enrolled in one of the several forms of TRICARE won't have to buy additional health insurance and won't see a change in their healthcare coverage in the near future, according to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed

  • Army, Air National Guard hone skills

    Army and Air National Guard members from the 42nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team practiced their mission of supporting local and state authorities with a training exercise here, March 30. The team identifies hazardous agents and substances, assesses current and future threats,

  • Motorcycles come out as warm weather sets in

    Warm temperatures have hit Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and motorcyclists who have been pining for the chance to take their two-wheeled vehicles out onto the roads for months have come out in full force.As new riders browse showroom floors and old riders dust off their gear, the 4th Fighter Wing

  • Month of Military Child parade

    Parents and children from Team Seymour kicked off the "Month of Military Child" with a parade here, April 1. Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger established the event to recognize military children in their community in 1986. In America, more than 1.7 million children have at least one parent

  • SJ medical team prepares for Operation Arctic Care

    A medical team from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is preparing to embark on a two-week mission to Alaska next month.Elements of the 916th Aerospace Medicine Flight from Seymour Johnson will send a team to one of the most isolated areas of the country, with some of the harshest weather in the U.S.,

  • Homebuyer tax credit offers unique benefit to military members

    Congress has approved special first-time homebuyer benefits for servicemembers providing an exemption from the repayment of the first-time homebuyer credit for military members required to move by military order. Since February 2009, any first-time homebuyer has been eligible for up to an $8,000 tax

  • HHW: Don't just throw it away

    Leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients are "household hazardous wastes" or "HHW." They come in the form of paints, cleaners, oils, and pesticides that contain potentially hazardous ingredients. Special care must be taken when disposing of these

  • Responsibility for recycling falls upon all personnel

    The 4th Civil Engineer Squadron would like to remind base personnel of their obligation to recycle and conserve natural resources and encourage everyone to take an active role in this process. In North Carolina, cardboard is banned from landfills and a new state law also prohibits placing any