• COMACC announces retirement

    The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. William M. Fraser III, to succeed Gen. John D.W. Corley as commander of Air Combat Command. General Corley assumed command of ACC in October 2007. As commander of the Air Force's largest major command with the nation at

  • Recruiter helps active-duty Airmen move to Reserves

    Choosing to reenlist or separate from the service can be tough on any Airman. Technical Sgt. Brian Mounts, an Air Force Reserve recruiter, understands the challenges active-duty Airmen face as they walk through the process of separating from the Air Force. "It's a tough time, but there are also

  • Seymour Airman competes in all service basketball tournament

    When Airman 1st Class Brandy Ross joined the Air Force, she never thought she'd battle her sisters in arms on the courts. Working in the 4th Communications Squadron planning and implementations flight, Airman Moss thought she left her days playing competitive basketball behind her. "I had been on

  • Airman backstrokes to victory in Europe

    Though the 4th Fighter Wing's slogan of "Fourth but First" was earned in the skies of World War II-era Europe, one Airman proved the slogan is also relevant to European waters. Second Lt. Lindsey Kirchhoff, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron section commander, led her team to a first-place victory in

  • “Sex Signals” educate Airmen

    The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office sponsored a visit from an unorthodox theater group here as part of Wingman Warrior Day May 8. The theater group's program "Sex Signals," questions and explores society's standards of conduct, dating and rape, said Amber Kelly, an actress in the play.

  • Wing heritage rooted in WWII Luftwaffe dogfights

    The 4th Fighter Wing was born in war. In the early stages of World War II, American volunteer aviators flew for the British Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons. When the United States formally entered the war in 1941, the three Eagle Squadrons became the 334th, 335th and 336th Fighter Squadrons of the