• Shutdown by ice, snow

    A winter storm left Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and much of North Carolina with hazardous road conditions and ice Jan. 30. The storm that came through North Carolina also produced massive amounts of snow in northern Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma while dousing Louisiana, Alabama and Florida with

  • Ten easy steps to tax-time bliss

    Tax time can be a stressful, here are 10 easy steps to help make preparing taxes a little less stressful.1. Gather your records ... now! It is never too early to start getting together any documents or forms you will need when filing your taxes: receipts, canceled checks and other documents that

  • Aircrew ramps up with Green Flag

    In a combined effort between the operations and maintenance team, more than 100 Airmen from the 336th Fighter Squadron, also known as the "Rockets," arrived here, Jan.15, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., to participate in Green Flag East.Green Flag East is Air Combat Command's premier

  • ESS course enhances defender capabilities

    The mission is simple enough to state in only a handful of words, "protect and defend the people, base and its assets," but it is not an easy, nor is it one that ends when reveille is played.The 4th Security Forces Squadron electronic security system instructors are doing their part to ensure

  • Tuskegee Airmen youth in aviation

    The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. sponsored a visit for Youth in Aviation to Seymour Johnson for an event hosted by the local Wilson V. Eagleson Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Jan. 23. During the field trip, the students learned about the Tuskegee Airmen's legacy and military aviation.The Tuskegee Airmen were

  • Families receive enjoyment after deployment through DePLAYment program

    Three games of bowling and shoe rental - $11.50. Battleship N.C. Wilmington trip - $40. Youth golf camp - $69.95. The cost of these for members of the DePLAYment program - free.The DePLAYment program is part of the Year of the Air Force Family initiative to assist families of deployed servicemembers

  • MMA fights heat up club’s ‘cool’ factor

    One of the fastest growing sports in the world will come to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Feb. 19 as part of an initiative to make club-sponsored events "cool" again.Thirteen competitive mixed martial arts cage fights, four of which will be for a title, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the 916th Air

  • Air Force variety show open to public

    Tops In Blue, the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase team, will perform a free concert open to the general public Feb 1 at the Paramount Theater in downtown Goldsboro, N.C. The show themed "To Dream" begins at 7 p.m. Paramount door's open at 6 p.m. for active duty, military retirees,

  • Team Seymour honors fallen Airman

    The dignified transfer of a fallen Airman took place on the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base flight line Jan. 25.Tech. Sgt. Adam Ginett, a Knightdale, N.C., native, died Jan. 19 near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 31st

  • Air Force chief of safety visits Seymour Johnson

    The Air Force chief of safety made a stop at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base to see the base Airmen's dedication to safety firsthand. As Air Force chief of safety, Maj. Gen. Frederick Roggero is responsible for all safety across the service, including aviation, weapon, ground, space and on- and