Tag Archives: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

Saluting Seymour

Saluting Seymour

Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Technical Sgt. Vernon Young with the 4th Fighter Wing Young has been in the Air Force for about 16 years.  His hometown is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Young works in the 4th Fighter Wing’s Public Affairs Office.  He describes…read more »

Carver Heights Elementary Teams With SJAFB For New Initiatives

Carver Heights Elementary Teams With SJAFB For New Initiatives

The local Air Force base is working to help students at a Goldsboro School. The partnership between Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and Carver Heights Elementary School began in the fall as airmen started the “Seymour Studies” program. On select Wednesdays, airmen tutor Carver Heights students while also providing excursions to the base. Carver Heights…read more »

Saluting Seymour

Saluting Seymour

Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Senior Airman Alexandria Simmons from the 4th Fighter Wing Simmons has been in the Air Force about 3 ½ years.  She comes to Goldsboro from Lubbock, Texas.  Simmons is a Weather Journeyman, providing weather forecasts for the…read more »

Saluting Seymour

Saluting Seymour

Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Kevin Holloway from the 4th Fighter Wing Holloway has been in the Air Force a little over one year.  He comes to Goldsboro from Kirksville, Missouri where he says military service runs in his…read more »

New Control Tower Cab Installed At Seymour Johnson (PHOTO GALLERY)

New Control Tower Cab Installed At Seymour Johnson (PHOTO GALLERY)

Air traffic controllers will soon have a new tower for calling the shots in the airspace surrounding Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. In an impressive piece of engineering, the 50-ton control cab was lifted and placed atop the new air traffic control tower on Friday. Terry Brooks, Project Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of…read more »

County Ready To Talk About Proposed School At Seymour Johnson AFB

County Ready To Talk About Proposed School At Seymour Johnson AFB

Wayne County is ready to move forward with a potential school on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Tuesday, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s portion of an agreement for facilities use on the Goldsboro Air Force base. County Manager Craig Honeycutt say, at this time, the agreement only allows the county, school…read more »

Saluting Seymour

Saluting Seymour

Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman Jordan Colvin with the 4th Fighter Wing Colvin has been in the Air Force just over one year.  He comes to Goldsboro from Van Buren, Arkansas.  Colvin works in the 4th Fighter Wing’s Public Affairs Office,…read more »

County Explores Possibility Of Base-Located School

County Explores Possibility Of Base-Located School

For more than a month, leadership from Wayne County Public Schools and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in conjunction with a small delegate of elected officials and county staff, have been exploring the possibilities of a new school located on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. On Monday evening, WCPS interim superintendent, Dr. James Merrill, presented…read more »

Saluting Seymour

Saluting Seymour

Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Lauren Lewis with the 4th Medical Group Lewis has been in the Air Force a little over two years.  She comes to Goldsboro from Montgomery, Alabama, and her family has a strong military background. …read more »

Event Shows Support For Spouses, Children Of Deployed Airmen

Event Shows Support For Spouses, Children Of Deployed Airmen

Many servicemen and women are deployed overseas during the holidays as part of the ongoing effort to protect America. That means many of their spouses and families are left on their own during the holidays, not to mention the ongoing pandemic. To help out and show their appreciation, the organization Support Military Families handed out care packages…read more »

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