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  • President Trump signs executive order to freeze hiring

    President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to freeze hiring of Federal civilian employees across the board in the executive branch. As part of this freeze, no vacant positions existing at noon on January 22, 2017, may be filled and no new positions may be created, except in limited

  • Team Seymour conducts active shooter exercise

    The 916th Air Refueling Wing and the 4th Fighter Wing conducted an active shooter exercise at the 916th ARW headquarters building, Jan. 11, 2017.The exercise scenario simulated a real-world active shooter event involving a lone gunman, a security forces response team, and wing members playing the

  • New civilian appraisal program to begin in April

    The Air Force will roll out a new Department of Defense civilian appraisal program in April designed to improve overall job performance, enhance supervisor and employee communication, and more effectively develop and reward the workforce.

  • Air Force Marathon registration to open Jan. 2

    If you missed registering for the sold-out 2016 Air Force Marathon, mark Jan. 2 at 9 a.m. EST on your calendar. That’s when registration will begin for the 2017 event.  Registration will open with special New Year’s resolution discounts, and participants who register Jan. 2 will receive $10 off the

  • Students send care packages to deployed Airmen

    Members of Team Seymour visited Wayne Preparatory Academy in Goldsboro, North Carolina, earlier this month to pick up care packages and holiday cards that the students and faculty had prepared for deployed Airmen.Members of the 911th Air Refueling Squadron ensured a successful delivery as they

  • The beginning of flight

    North Carolina is the birth place of many historical events. This month marks the 113th anniversary of the very first flight by the Wright Brothers at Kill Devil Hills in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

  • Veterans brew Downtown

    Zac Fein and Carson Clark, former F-15E Strike Eagle crew chiefs assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina said creating a rapport with other military members is a great way to stay connected once outside of the Air Force, and that is just

  • Season of giving begins early

    In early October, the eastern United States watched as a powerful hurricane tore through the Caribbean causing hundreds of casualties in Haiti before making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds in McClellanville, South Carolina.Hurricane Matthew caused significant flooding and damage