Aug. 30, 2006 Drive safe this Labor Day weekend, don't become ACC's fifth 101 Days fatality The upcoming Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of the summer season as well as the 101 Critical Days of Summer. ACC lost four personnel during the 101 Critical Days. Seymour Johnson had two of the four. It has been a tough summer for the wing. We have only a week left, and it is a big
Aug. 30, 2006 Thank you for everything, Team Seymour The Airmen of the 4th Fighter Wing and all of Team Seymour have always trained hard to fulfill the trust America places in them, and they have never failed to deliver whatever our country needed when the chips were down. I am extremely proud to have served with each of you, and I want you to know
Aug. 28, 2006 SFS makes golf more interesting Gas masks, flak vests, Kevlar helmets and UXOs were a common sight around base a couple of weeks ago during the Phase II ORE. But last week, all of these things and more were back in play in a not so typical environment - the golf course. More than 25 players endured various obstacles and challenges
Aug. 28, 2006 Fifty years in the making: SJ gears up for golden anniversary They call it the "golden anniversary." For fifty years Seymour Johnson Air Force Base has enjoyed a golden relationship in the Goldsboro community and shined in our mission around the world. It all started with Mayor Scott Berkeley's vision to have a base here. "He worked starting in the '40s until
Aug. 28, 2006 SJ Web site gets new look If you haven't seen it yet, you will. The Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's public Web site has a new look. It has taken on characteristics of the Air Force's main page, and it's filled with local, Air Combat Command, and Air Force news and information. According to Air Force Instruction 35-101,
Aug. 18, 2006 Civilians step up to play during ORE Civilians stepped up to volunteer for additional duties supporting the Operation Readiness Exercise held on base last week. For the civilians, participating in the exercise meant being a part of the 4th Fighter Wing readiness team; for the military, it meant additional manpower and help preparing
Aug. 18, 2006 23rd Fighter Group transfers to Moody The 23rd Fighter Group at Pope Air Force Base held a realignment ceremony there today, which transferred them from the 4th Fighter Wing to the 347th Rescue Wing at Moody AFB, Ga. This fighter group, made up of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, is scheduled to begin relocating to Georgia in mid 2007. The
Aug. 18, 2006 SFS has new kind of weapon The Goldsboro Police Department, the Wayne County Sheriff's Department and the 4th Security Forces Squadron have something in common. Not only do they both preserve the peace and enforce the law for the surrounding communities and the base, they also communicate with each other while doing so. With
Aug. 15, 2006 Congrats to the 4th's latest SSgt selects! This year, the Air Force selected 13,298 of 37,071 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant, with a promotion rate of 35.87 percent. The 4th Fighter Wing congratulates those members of Team Seymour who made the cut. Fighter Wing Serena Cardenas Steven Cotton Gloria Kuzmicki Alida
Aug. 1, 2006 23rd FG completes Phase I re-evaluation The Air Combat Command Inspector General conducted a limited Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection of the 23rd Fighter Group July 10-13 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. The fighter group received an overall satisfactory rating. According to Col. David Russell, inspection team chief, the inspection