• Money matters: Tax center assists Airmen, families with 2007 returns

    The base tax center opens Feb. 4 through April 16 for all Airmen, dependents and retirees seeking a free alternative for assistance with 2007 tax returns. In 2007, the center assisted more than 1,500 Airmen, dependents and retirees with their 2006 returns, according to Staff Sgt. Natasha Crumpton,

  • Two-star general, Goldsboro native, visits 4th FW

    Maj. Gen. William Holland, 9th Air Force vice commander, visited the 4th Fighter Wing to get a first-hand look at the wing's mission capabilities January 29. A Goldsboro, N.C., native, General Holland attended high school at Charles B. Aycock High School, but he really wasn't familiar with the Air

  • Troops to receive retroactive pay in February

    Active duty troops will receive retroactive earnings next month, followed weeks later by a supplemental payday for non-active personnel, a Pentagon official said today. The National Defense Authorization Act signed into law Jan. 28 by President Bush stipulates a 3.5 percent military pay raise. This

  • Welcome home: 300-plus Airmen return from AOR

    More than 300 Airmen returned here from Southwest Asia Jan. 19 and were met with open arms by family, friends and co-workers. "I can't wait to see my husband's face when he meets our newest addition to the family," was what Tech. Sgt. Shenita Frier, 334th Fighter Squadron, said she was thinking as

  • Frequent flyer: 334th FS pilot soars to 3K hours in F-15E

    For F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews at the 4th Fighter Wing, roaring through the skies is embedded into their lifestyle, but for Lt. Col. Scott Purdie, an F-15E pilot with the 334th Fighter Squadron, the clouds are almost like a second home. On Jan. 18, Colonel Purdie hit the 3,000-hour mark in the

  • 4th CS revolutionizes customer service

    The 4th Communications Squadron is taking innovative steps to change the way they do business. On February 1st, the 4th CS will combine all of its customer service telephone numbers into a single number that will be the hub of all customer operations. "This is an automated virtual help desk," said

  • NCOs take STEP forward in rank

    Two staff sergeants were promoted to technical sergeant and one technical sergeant entered the senior NCO ranks as a master sergeant Jan. 11 here. Technical Sgts. Andre Perry and Luther Holsonback, an air traffic control watch supervisor and Airman Leadership school instructor respectively, and