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  • Get One Program offers Styx concert tickets

    Do you know all the lyrics to Mr. Roboto?Do you know that Rock You Like a Hurricane isn't about storm season here in eastern North Carolina?Do you think Lady is the ultimate power balad?Well if so, we'd say that you're a true Styx fan and the 916th Recruiting Office has some great news for you!On

  • Air Force fitness program revisions begin July 1

    In less than two months, Airmen across the globe will begin testing against new fitness assessment standards. These standards were deemed necessary by senior Air Force leaders to ensure a fitter and healthier fighting force. Changes include bi-annual testing, minimum requirements within testing

  • Team Seymour flies clergy into the heavens above

    It was a blessed day at Seymour Johnson.More than 30 clergy from across the state of North Carolina joined Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing and 916th Air Refueling Wing for their biennial Clergy Orientation Day and Flight. Pastors, reverends, priests, rabbis and worship leaders joined together for a

  • General visits 916th

    Maj. Gen. Eric Crabtree, 4th Air Force commander, got an up-close and personal look at the 916th Air Refueling Wing in early May.The general presided over the change of command ceremony between Col. Fritz Linsenmeyer and Col. Randall Ogden and took some time after the event to meet the Airmen of the

  • Lunch and learn

    Just hours after his change of command ceremony, Col. Randy Ogden dined with 10 junior enlisted Airmen from across the 916th Air Refueling Wing.The new wing commander, along with Command Chief Greg Nelson, spent some valuable time listening to, and talking with, Airmen about their concerns and

  • Red Horse reservists prepare for Panama

    Comparing western North Carolina to Central America may be a long stretch, but for reservists of the 567th Red Horse Squadron the training here is invaluable for a deployment there.One hundred and seventeen Airmen reported for duty to the 145th Training Site in New London, N.C. in late April. That's

  • 916th Safety Day gets Airmen ready for 101 critical days

    The news reports about barbeques and sunshine are getting ready to fill the airwaves this week, but sadly so are accounts of accidents and deaths.As Memorial Day weekend approaches, this time of year marks what all Airmen know as the 101 Critical Days of Summer. A time in which accidents and mishaps

  • Welcome new members

    While retirements are happening around the wing, there are also many newcomers joining the 916th Air Refueling Wing. Welcome the following individuals to Seymour Johnson:Capt. Shannon Smith916th Logistics Readiness SquadronStaff Sgt. Travis Butler916th Logistics Readiness SquadronStaff Sgt. Benton

  • Maintainers take home trophy in Warrior Run

    The 916th Maintenance Operation Flight won the first rotating participation trophy this past weekend during the 916th's semi-annual Warrior Run.The 2-mile run/walk was held on May 2 and more than 70 participants came out to support fitness and morale.The MOF had 12 participants, out of 28 people

  • HRDC helps Airmen attend conference

    The 916th's Human Resource Development Council helps deserving Airmen in the wing grow their potential by recommending them for vairous conferences throughout the year.Just recently, a Reservist with the 916th and a Reservist with the 567th Red Horse Squadron attended the 2010 Women in Aviation