• Rocky top: 4th FW pilots conduct exercise over Tennessee, N.C. mountains

    The 4th Fighter Wing, in conjunction with 14th Air Support Operations Squadron, began conducting Operation Snow Bird December 10 over the cities and mountains along the Tennessee/N.C. border. "Operation Snow Bird is a weeklong close air support exercise where the 335th Fighter Squadron will be

  • 4th FW youth center factors in fitness

    Archery camp. Basketball. Eating healthy. These are all activities in which youth can participate, but they are also activities youth can earn points towards prizes by enrolling in the Fit Factor program offered at the base youth center. Fit Factor, an Air Force-wide program implemented here October

  • Reservists familiarized with military working dogs

    Personnel from the 916th Security Forces Squadron here attended a K-9 familiarization class presented by 4th SFS during the unit training assembly here, Dec. 2. "Ralph," a Belgium Malinois and a military working dog with the 4th SFS, showed off his speed, power and intelligence during the

  • Santa's coming for breakfast

    Santa Claus is coming to town and he wants to fill his belly (the one that shook like a bowl full of jelly). Seymour Johnson's Top 3, a professional organization of senior non-commissioned officers, is hosting the annual Breakfast with Santa event Dec. 8, from 8 to 10 a.m. at the enlisted club. All

  • Military must understand, master change, JCS chief says

    The U.S. military needs to understand change and the pace of change if it will succeed in the future, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told students at the Army War College recently. "Some of the change is happening so quickly we have no idea how (it) will end up," Adm. Michael G. Mullen

  • CENTAF leaders give thanks to Bagram Airmen

    While millions of Americans celebrated Thanksgiving Day away from work and in the company of their families, Airmen here remained on the job, providing non-stop airpower and combat support for Coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. Many Airmen deployed from the 4th Fighter Wing joined other Airmen

  • One stop shop: Consolidated C2S2, MPF aims for improved services

    All co-located commander's support staffs, or C2S2s, are scheduled to realign with the military personnel flight here by Dec. 7. "Many items are being combined or consolidated to provide one-stop shopping, placing like services in the same locations where possible," said Major Derrick Floyd,

  • 'In-lieu-of' Airmen keep Army rolling along

    A team of Air Force professionals is keeping the Army rolling and the mission moving every day over the rugged terrain of Afghanistan. Deployed on a year-long "in-lieu-of" tasking to a forward operating base near the city of Qalat, Afghanistan, four Airmen keep more than 30 vehicles mission-ready

  • Bagram maintainers lead way for greater airpower capability

    F-15E Strike Eagle maintainers here recently became the first in the Air Force to implement a new inspection process that promises greater airpower capability throughout Afghanistan. Shortly after becoming the first deployed F-15 unit in the Air Force to return to full operational capability