June 20, 2018 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
June 20, 2018 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.
June 19, 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
June 15, 2018 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
June 15, 2018 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
June 11, 2018 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
June 6, 2018 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
June 1, 2018 Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains visits Team Seymour for a National Prayer Luncheon Brig. Gen. Steven A. Shaick, Air Force deputy chief of chaplains, addresses the crowd during the National Prayer Luncheon, May 30, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Shaick assists the Chief of Chaplains in establishing guidance on all matters pertaining to religious and moral
May 29, 2018 Team Seymour Airmen honored during NASCAR race More than 60 Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, were honored before the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, on May 27, 2018.Four F-15E Strike Eagles from the 334th Fighter Squadron provided a flyover before the race began.
May 22, 2018 Retiring Surgeon General saw revolution in expeditionary care Air Force Medicine has changed significantly since 1986, when Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger left his family medicine practice in Missouri to join the Air Force. Ediger, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, retires June 1, after a 32-year career that took him around the world, through numerous postings and