June 15, 2016 MIB: SJ Hike-Camping Club opens doors to adventure With each step, the crunching of twigs and leaves hits his ears as a gentle breeze brings the scent of pine and earth into his sphere of senses. In the distance, a babbling brook flows icy water around rock formations as sweat drips down his back. Wiping perspiration from his face as he pauses for a
June 13, 2016 SJ Airman throws the first pitch Tech. Sgt. David Kelly, 4th Security Forces Squadron anti-terrorism program manager, threw out the first pitch at a Carolina Mudcats baseball game during a military appreciation night, June 11, in Zebulon, North Carolina. The ceremonial first pitch is a longstanding ritual of American baseball in
June 13, 2016 MIB program aids with Wayne County education upgrades Wayne County commissioners voted unanimously to approve a $28.2 million plan to build a new Meadow Lane Elementary School and upgrade several local schools across Wayne County June 8, 2016.For months, Wayne County Public Schools in collaboration with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Wayne County and
June 13, 2016 Subway Grand Opening The Army & Air Force Exchange Service celebrated the grand opening of Subway at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Exchange food court, June 10.Col. Joseph Slavick, 4th Mission Support Group commander, Vincent James, Exchange general manager, and Thomas Dixon, Subway manager, cut the ribbon to the
June 12, 2016 A backseat view of combat airstrikes Throughout the month of May, the air Coalition has been able to strike lucrative targets including: logistics lines, command and control and Da’esh financial resources through more than 1,800 strike sorties.
June 9, 2016 4th OG commander takes final F-15E Strike Eagle flight Lt. Col. Nate Hesse, 4th Operations Group deputy commander and pilot, and Col. Brian Afflerbaugh, 4th OG commander and weapons systems officer, taxi under a water arch June 8, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Afflerbaugh was completing his final mission as group commander.
June 9, 2016 Team Seymour youth awarded $50,000 college scholarship Corvias Foundation, the charitable arm of the Corvias Group and private organization, recently awarded a scholarship to a child of Team Seymour.Fiona Pedrick, daughter of Maj. Gabriel Pedrick, 4th Fighter Wing deputy staff judge advocate, received a $50,000 scholarship to attend a university of her
June 3, 2016 City hosts Center Street Jam Military Appreciation Night The annual Center Street Jam military appreciation night was held in downtown Goldsboro, North Carolina, June 2, to recognize Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Airmen. Col. Mark Slocum, 4th Fighter Wing commander, and Col. Craig Shenkenberg, 916th Air Refueling Wing commander, shared their
June 2, 2016 AF continues to monitor Zika virus, infected mosquitoes could hit U.S. this summer As the potential for infected mosquitoes to reach the U.S. rises, the Air Force continues to closely monitor the emergence of Zika virus infection to help inform and protect Airmen and their families. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all at-risk communities should prepare
June 2, 2016 Team Seymour club day kicks off summer More than 3,000 Airmen attended a Make It Better Club Day event, May 26, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The MIB initiative was originally created to pull Airmen and their families together to make the base a more welcoming and active environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by