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  • Wing change of command ceremony might mark historic first

    In keeping with tradition, command of the 916th Air Refueling Wing changed hands Sunday at precisely 9:16 a.m. Col. Randall A. Ogden relinquished command to Col. Gregory S. Gilmour in a ceremony held in the Corrosion Control Hangar. The presiding officer was visiting 4th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen.

  • UPDATE: Spouse flight date changed

    A Spouse Flight scheduled to take place on the annual Family Day weekend changed dates from Oct. 27 to Oct. 28. If you've already submitted a form and your spouse can still fly, no action is required. If your spouse cannot make the Sunday date, please let the 916th Operations Group commander know..

  • Bring that PT Magic, Mike!

    "That's not pain! That's awesomeness," he said, pacing back in forth in front of his class. "You're dripping awesomeness all over the floor!"That was the voice of Michael Unden, the military fitness specialist who runs the boot camp classes at the Fitness Center every UTA Saturday at 4 p.m. and

  • Change of command doesn't mean change to wing

    "I am here to support our people," said Col. Gregory S. Gilmour, wing commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing. "This is a great wing and I just want to make sure I help them continue doing the jobs they already do."Gilmour, a 26-year veteran of both the Navy and Air Force, has an extensive flying

  • Your email is changing: AFnet migration starts soon

    Starting Oct. 22, 2012 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base begins the migration to a central Air Force network. "The goal of the migration is so Airmen and reservists can access their information and work from any base, using a common access card-enabled computer in the AFNet system," said Aaron Owen,

  • Welcome home deployers!

    No matter if you're gone a few months or a year, deployments are always hard.Families, employers and communities are always impacted when reservists and Airmen leave the local area bound for overseas.On Sept. 8-9, the 916th Air Refueling Wing was finally able to welcome home nearly 150 of its

  • Community reflects on 9/11

    Nearly 100 people gathered this morning outside the Goldsboro Sam's Club for a small event that has become an annual community gathering.Leadership of the store has continued to pay tribute to those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, but they have also expanded it as a way to pay tribute to the

  • Turkey trot making a return Nov. 18

    The 916th Training Flight will defend their title as the wing's Warrior Run champs on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012In May, one the newest flight in the wing had the highest percentage of participants in the semi-annual, two-mile competition, but Security Forces and the Aerospace Medicine Squadron were fast

  • School starts; volunteer work never ends

    It's a month into the new school year. Children hustle on and off busses, parents race around to school activities and volunteers at the 916th Air Refueling Wing continue their generosity.Many members of the Air Force Reserve wing found a way to help a local school while at the same time helping a

  • Lodging offers military vacationers a home away from home

    The following commentary is the third installation in a four-part series by Master Sgt. Wendy Lopedote on the military benefits in the realm of travel and tourism. Visit the wing's Facebook page to see where Master Sgt. Lopedote visited in August as part of her "Where in the World is Wendy Lopedote"