June 27, 2016 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,
June 27, 2016 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
June 25, 2016 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
June 22, 2016 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
June 20, 2016 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
June 16, 2016 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.
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