• STARBASE students reach for the skies

    More than 50 rising fifth-gradestudents broadened their horizons through a week-long Science and TechnologyAcademies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration program June 20 - 24,at Greenwood Middle School, Goldsboro, North Carolina.Students from both military andcivilian families learned

  • Sage takes command of 4th FW

    Col. Christopher Sage took command of the 4th Fighter Wing from Col. Mark Slocum during a change of command ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, June 30. Maj. Gen. Scott Zobrist, Ninth Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony, passing the 4th FW guidon between

  • COL. CHRISTOPHER SAGE ASSUMES COMMAND OF 4th FIGHTER WING

    Col. Christopher Sage assumed command of the 4th Fighter Wing today, June 30, 2016, at 9:30 a.m.Sage was previously the senior military assistant to the deputy chairman of the NATO Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium. Sage served at Seymour Johnson AFB on two previous assignments. He was

  • 9 AF/CC encourages safety, fun during summer season

     Summer is here with warmer weather, schools on summer break and more time to spend with family and friends. Many Airmen and families will be taking beach vacations, camping and hiking in the great outdoors, or just spending time in the backyard for a summer barbecue. As outdoor activities increase,

  • Dickens takes command of 4th OG

    Col. Mark Slocum, 4th Fighter Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Richard Dickens, incoming 4th Operations Group commander, June 20, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Dickens is a senior pilot who has accumulated more than 2,400 flight hours in the F-15E Strike Eagle,

  • Col. Christopher Sage to assume command of 4th Fighter Wing

    Col. Christopher Sage will assume command of the 4th Fighter Wing during a change-of-command ceremony here, June 30, at 9 a.m. During the ceremony, Col. Mark Slocum, commander of the 4th FW since June of 2014, will relinquish command to Sage and assume his new position as Director of U.S. Air Forces

  • PTSD Awareness leads to positive treatment

    Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time.Maj. Joel Foster, Chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said treating PTSD has improved

  • 4th FW commander takes final flight

    Col. Mark Slocum, 4th Fighter Wing commander, prepares to take his final flight in an F-15E Strike Eagle, June 16, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Following his change of command on June 30, Slocum will fill a position at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force

  • Schmidt eclipses 3,000 hours on final F-15E flight

    Lt. Col. Eric Schmidt, 334th Fighter Squadron director of operations is sprayed down by friends and family members following his final F-15E Strike Eagle flight June 17, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Schmidt eclipsed 3,000 hours in the Strike Eagle and was greeted by many

  • Community, base leader fly together

    Col. Mark Slocum, 4th Fighter Wing commander, and the 334th Fighter Squadron, welcome Julie Daniels, Military Affairs Committee chairperson, June 14, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Daniels was invited to take a familiarization flight with Slocum in an F-15E Strike Eagle.