• Airmen lend a helping hand

    The issue of depression and suicide has been a hot topic that has directly affected military families for many years. According to a recent Veterans Affairs study, 20 military veterans commit suicide every day. This alarming, and in most cases preventable, epidemic is at the forefront of the

  • 4th SFS conducts combative training

    Four Airmen assigned to the 4th Security Forces Squadron perform pullups as part of a 10-minute exercise warm-up, Sept. 9, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Airmen from the 4th SFS were selected to complete a seven-day training program to become certified combative basic

  • Not all heroes wear capes

    Attention to detail is a vital part of every Airman’s day-to-day work. However, one Airman recently went above and beyond, potentially saving the life of another Team Seymour member. Senior Airman Bianca Mares, 4th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, was working what she felt was going to

  • 4th Fighter Wing judge advocate staff host symposium

    The 4th Fighter Wing judge advocate staff hosted a legal symposium for commanders and first sergeants, Aug. 26, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.The symposium informed commanders and 1st Sgts. about the military justice system and how it affects their units.More than 10

  • Maj. Gen. Zobrist tours Seymour Johnson AFB

    Maj. Gen. Scott Zobrist, Ninth Air Force commander, is greeted by Col. Christopher Sage (left), 4th Fighter Wing commander, and Col. Brian Armstrong (center), 4th FW vice commander, Aug. 22, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Zobrist toured Seymour Johnson AFB with base and

  • Team Seymour builds some boats, celebrates Independence Day

    Airmen from the 4th Communications Squadron start to assemble their cardboard boat for the Build-a-Boat competition, Aug. 26, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Teams of eight were tasked with building a boat using only cardboard and duct tape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman

  • William Dunn; America’s first WWII ace

    The day was Aug. 27, 1941, when William Dunn, American pilot with the British Royal Air Force Squadron 71, became the first American ace of World War II. The squadron, formed in Sept. 19, 1940, consisted of American pilots who volunteered to assist in the fight against Nazi Germany, as the U.S. had

  • Flying Club soars to new heights

    The Flying Club took off during the first Make It Better Club day, April 24, 2015, and has been soaring high ever since. Chief Master Sgt. Tim Edwards, 414th Fighter Group superintendent, along with Lt. Col. Eric Schmidt, formerly the 334th Fighter Squadron director of operations, founded the club

  • Two milestones with one bird

    When the announcement came through the radio that F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 would land in 10 minutes, Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance and 335th Expeditionary Fighter squadrons prepared to celebrate a historic moment, Aug. 16, 2016.The F-15E was the first to achieve 12,000