• Stable family life makes stellar career

    Walking past the Smith family on the street, one may assume they are a just an average, normal family. Little do they know, this husband and wife lace up their boots side by side every day to do their part in protecting and defending America.Tech. Sgt. Elmer Smith, 4th Security Forces Squadron self

  • Strike Eagle demo team showcases capabilities, says 'thanks'

    Thousands of eyes are looking toward the sky; everybody is waiting, hold their breath. A soft buzz rapidly turns into the roar of engines as an F-15E Strike Eagle passes over thousands of spectators.Wowing crowds is only a small part of what the F-15E Strike Eagle Demonstration Team at Seymour

  • Bundles of hats

    As a community service project the school-age children from the youth center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., decided to knit hats for the base's "Bundles for Babies" program.The 9-12-year-old children began making the hats in May 2009, with the instruction and assistance of Carolyn Artis,

  • Forty years of bowling service

    For nearly 40 years the recreation supervisor of Planet Bowl has walked the boards maintaining machines, conditioning lanes and keeping the bowling balls rolling.Allen Ruffin has always held an interest in mechanics, but got his foot in the door of the bowling center by maintaining lawns and

  • Milestones

    Congratulations to the following Airmen from the 4th Medical Group who were recently recognized by Air Combat Command as command-level annual award winners:ACC Clinical Excellence FGO AwardMaj. Erin Morrison, 4th Medical Operations Squadron ACC Nursing Leadership AwardLt. Col. Stephen Maze, 4th

  • Chiefs return, all F-15Es back at Seymour

    Armed with flags, colorful signs and personalized T-shirts, family and friends lined the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., flight line to welcome home pilots and weapon systems operators from the 335th Fighter Squadron Jan. 8.The officers deployed in September to assume the Bagram Airfield,

  • 4th Medical group keeps Airmen in the fight

    The healthcare professionals of the 4th Medical Group provide dedicated health care to the Airmen of the 4th Fighter Wing and its associate units, their dependents and retirees. The group's total quality health care includes a responsive appointment system, a prompt and accurate pharmacy service,

  • Airmen teach Afghans the art of maintaining

    Being a mentor takes a lot of patience, time and the ability to relate to others on a personal level - and sometimes it requires maintaining a Russian MI-17 helicopter.For the men and women of the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group's aircraft maintenance section, one three-week course is all

  • Sign on the dotted line

    The 4th Contracting Squadron mission is to provide swift and agile business solutions to satisfy customer requirements at home and abroad. The squadron provides contracting support for the acquisition of goods and services, which are vital to the Air Force in accomplishing its mission and providing

  • Help always available for patient concerns

    Contrary to popular movie theater versions of scary, needle jabbing military healthcare professionals, there are those whose sole purpose is to ensure patients receive the most adequate, timely and personal care possible. They are on hand to address apprehensions or anxieties patients may have in a