• Fallen veterans honored during Wreaths Across America

    Members of the local community laid wreaths at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery Dec. 14, 2019, in Goldsboro, N.C. The ceremony was part of Wreaths Across America, a nationwide event held every year to honor veterans who have passed.

  • Team Seymour develops its leaders for the front lines

    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base’s Front Line Leaders Symposium asked mixed groups of Air Force NCOs, senior NCOs, company grade officers, and civilians this exact question. This five-day course consisted of several soft skill lessons and activities often asking the groups what they would do as a

  • SJ participates in HAZMAT exercise

    Members of the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Hazardous Material team, 4th CES fire department and the 4th Inspector General office worked with Wayne County Emergency service agencies during a simulated HAZMAT spill, Dec. 9, 2019, in Goldsboro, North

  • Weapons load crew members train to earn initail certification

    Airman 1st Class Mychael Perry, 334th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member (front), uses an MJ-1 lift truck to raise a Bomb Rack Unit 61 into place as Staff Sgt. Michael Simonell, 336th AMU load crew technician (left), and Airman Markese Wyche, 333rd AMU load crew member (right), guide the

  • Fast cars and freedom; No. 3 NASCAR brought to SJ flightline

    Members of Richard Childress Racing brought one of NASCAR hall of famer Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s original race cars to the flightline Dec. 5, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The car was placed side-by-side with an F-15E Strike Eagle bearing a similar number “3”, which was painted by Airmen

  • SJAFB Key Spouses experience final KC-135 flight

    4th Fighter Wing Key Spouses board a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Dec. 4, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The familiarization flight provided Key Spouses with the opportunity to experience an Air Force mission first hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • 4th FSS hosts Children's Holiday Party

    Santa Claus arrives to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base from the North Pole by F-15E Strike Eagle, Dec. 7, 2019, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Santa Claus waved to children before exiting the aircraft and greeting children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)

  • SJ kicks off holiday season

    Families gather for the lighting of the holiday tree event Dec. 3, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The event included hot chocolate and cookies, a campfire and the singing of carols before the lighting of the tree.

  • Commanders and first sergeants attend Mental Health Symposium

    Jerome Ellis, 4th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Family Advocacy Program intervention specialist, speaks to commanders and first sergeants during the Mental Health Symposium, Dec. 2, 2019, at Heritage Hall on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The seminar educated leadership from across

  • USO of NC opens center at SJAFB

    The USO of North Carolina held a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of opening a new USO center, Nov. 21, 2019 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The ceremony included a ribbon cutting and speeches from the 4th Fighter Wing commander, Col. Donn Yates, USO of NC president and CEO James