May 10, 2007 Mother organizes bone marrow drive in memory of son In memory of her son, a Seymour Johnson Air Force Base staff sergeant is having a bone marrow drive May 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the enlisted club's ballroom. Samples from donors are collected with four cotton swabs - two for the inside of each cheek. The samples are loaded into a database and
May 10, 2007 Wings Over Wayne air show information Seymour Johnson Air Force Base opens its gates to the public for the Wings Over Wayne 2007 air show May 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and there will be concessions available. Some of the key performances at the 2007 WOW include: U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team Tora! Tora! Tora!
May 9, 2007 Air Force emphasizes stress-coping programs Airmen have a need, and Air Force leadership wants to meet it. The Air Force currently has a wide range of programs in place to help the total force and their families manage stress; however, there is a concern that some are not aware of these programs and not taking advantage of them. "Whether
May 7, 2007 Cyberspace security crucial to GWOT When Airmen deploy downrange, they are given the tools and training to fight the Global War on Terror. Armed with M16s and protected by body armor, they take the fight to the enemy. Recently, Air Force senior leaders expanded their focus to include a new battlefield - a frontier where terrorists can
May 2, 2007 Base housing kitchen fire makes fire safety hot topic A kitchen fire occurred in base housing April 24. Though no one was injured, the fire caused minor damages to a stove top, an exhaust fan and to the kitchen's cabinets. The fire department determined that the fire was caused by the resident being distracted long enough for the fire to become an
May 2, 2007 Fitness center hosts 24-hour relay-a-thon The 4th Services Squadron hosted its first-ever 24-hour relay-a-thon April 28 to 29 at the fitness center's quarter-mile track. According to Senior Airman Stephen Amlie, 4th SVS fitness and sports specialist, the event was intended as a pre-deployment and family event, but it also served a dual-role
May 1, 2007 SJ expeditionary warriors receive Bronze Star Two Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron's explosive ordnance disposal flight were awarded the Bronze Star April 27 for their actions in support of the Global War on Terror. Technical Sgt. Edward Moats and Staff Sgt. Randy Saltzmann were both deployed to Southwest Asia as EOD team
April 27, 2007 General provides clarification on UAV use Recent discussion in hearings on Capitol Hill, and elsewhere on an executive agency proposal to achieve greater efficiency in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) procurement is being confused with joint operational employment of those UAVs. "These are two related, but distinctly separate issues," said