• Col. Yates assumes command of 4th FW

    Col. Donn Yates, 4th Fighter Wing commander, addresses the wing for the first time as commander during the 4th FW change of command ceremony, July 3, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Yates returns to Seymour Johnson AFB after previously serving as the 48th Operations Group

  • STARBASE launches student creativity

    Students from several school districts put their scientific creativity to work as they embarked on a five-day, math and science program known as the Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration, or STARBASE. The program, now in its 27th year, is conducted for 53

  • Surviving summer at Seymour

    Summer has quickly approached; kids are out of school, pools are open, grills are out and temperatures are rising.With the influx of summer activities and higher temperatures, Staff Sgt. Dylan Gaissert, 4th Fighter Wing Safety occupational safety technician, has some tips and ways to stay safe

  • SJAFB enables exercise to SOAR across NC skies

    Seymour Johnson AFB is currently hosting KC-135R Stratotankers from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, as they participate in a joint service multilateral exercise June 9-24, 2018.

  • EMS Airmen restore F-86 Sabre

    Airmen from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron corrosion control shop are restoring the F-86 Sabre in Heritage Park to honor a former ace and member of the 4th Fighter Wing.The F-86 will be repainted to honor Col. James Jabara, who was the second highest scoring air ace of the Korean War while

  • Col. Sage takes final flight as 4th FW commander

    Col. Christopher Sage, 4th Fighter Wing commander, grabs his gear from his locker prior to conducting his final flight as wing commander, June 14, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Sage assumed command of the 4th FW in June 2016 and will relinquish command to Col. Donn Yates

  • SJ leaders open new medical facility

    Medics of the 4th Medical Group formally opened their new facility June 15, 2018, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a reception giving people a sneak peek of the building.The building will keep the name of the previous facility "4th Medical Group Thomas Kortiz Clinic," in honor of Maj. (Dr.) Tom

  • Rocketeer reaches 3K flying hours

    Four months.Four months is the amount of time the 336th Fighter Squadron commander has spent in the cockpit throughout his near 16-year flying career.Lt. Col. Matthew Swanson reached the rare 3,000 flight-hours milestone in the F-15E Strike Eagle during a flight here June 11, 2018.He was greeted by

  • AF Cadets visit Team Seymour

    Cadets from the Air Force Academy prepare to receive a brief from Col. Christopher Sage, 4th Fighter Wing commander, about the 4th FW’s mission, June 6, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Cadets spend three-weeks at an operational base in order to learn about the Air Force