• Milestones

    Highlighting the achievement of seven base senior master sergeants selected for promotion, a Chief Recognition Ceremony took place at the community center on Feb. 13, 2010 on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The guest speaker for this year's ceremony was reitred Col. Douglas Carroll, 460th Space

  • NC treasurer opens SJ financial fair

    The North Carolina State treasurer provided opening comments during the Airman & Family Readiness Center's annual financial fair here Feb. 12. Janet Cowell, the state's first female treasurer, talked to the Seymour Johnson community about financial responsibility, income tax returns and debt

  • Seymour Johnson prepares for upcoming Phase I exercise

    Airmen of the 4th Fighter Wing are gearing up for next week's Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 22-23. Operational readiness exercises are broken into two parts, Phase I and II. Phase I OREs evaluate the unit's preparation and mobilization from peacetime readiness into a wartime posture on

  • Ready, aim, fire!

    Combat Arms instructors are Security Forces personnel, who train the base populace on the use of firearms and oversee, maintain and repair all firearms in the Air Force inventory. On a daily basis, the instructors from the 4th Fighter Wing and 916th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadrons train

  • Fuels lab earns quarterly Facility Recognition Program award

    Congratulations to the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Lab for receiving the Facility Recognition Program Quarterly award. The fuel lab staff, located in building 3425, earned the award for their excellence in facility sustainment. The self help projects completed in the building set it apart

  • One layer at a time

    Sheet metal is one of the fundamental products used in metalworking. It can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes and sizes and the thickness can vary significantly. The names for extremely thin pieces are foil or leaf, and pieces thicker than six milimeters is referred to as plate. The

  • Seymour Johnson youth show their game

    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base youth basketball entered its third week of play as two of the base 9-10 year-old teams faced off against each other at the youth center, Feb. 5, 2010. Youth center basketball teams are broken up into four age groups for 5-to 12-year-old children. The Wolves and Sharks

  • Technicians calibrate

    The 4th Component Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Quality Assurance Shop performs 30 monthly evaluations and as of January 2010, they have a 100 percent pass rate. If an Airman does not pass an evaluation a quality assurance specialist will talk to the technician and

  • Inspections!

    The 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs perform daily inspections on F-15E Strike Eagles. The crew chiefs conduct two different types of inspections, a thru-flight and a basic post flight. A thru-flight inspection occurs between flights if a jet is flying twice in a single day. A BPO

  • Keeping the wing safe

    The 4th Fighter Wing Safety Office has the important job of making sure those on base stay safe. Whether it is checking passing drivers for seatbelts or performing fire hazard inspections inside work centers, wing safety is dedicated to keeping Team Seymour safe.The Safety Office staff is