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  • Reservists represent wing, disease at celebrity event

    It's a disease that has affected our friends, our families and our co-workers.Old or young, it doesn't matter. Its stages are insufferable for all involved, and we wait, and we hope and we pray.Cancer. It's a horrible word in our vocabulary and it's affected more members of the 916th Air Refueling

  • 916th hosts brass for annual meeting

    Seymour Johnson has seen its fair share of generals pass through its gates, but maybe not in the vast number it experienced in late August.On August 23-25, the 916th Air Refueling Wing hosted the board of the National Airlift Tanker Association. The event brought eight active duty and retired

  • Meds help sister service during annual training

    The surf was definitely up for members of the 916th Aerospace Medicine Squadron during their annual tour in August.About 30 of the wing's medical staff of various specialties traveled to Southern California to receive training at Naval Medical Center San Diego.AMDS doctors, dentists, technicians and

  • Keeping it 'in the family'

    "It runs in the family."You've heard people say it for a variety of reasons...personality traits, physical traits, but it might be most true when it comes to the patriotism trait.Military service runs in families.Master. Sgt. William Lester knows this first-hand. The 916th Security Forces first

  • Exercise helps Airmen ready for combat

    If you're not deploying, you're exercising.And we don't mean in the ''fit-to-fight, run a mile-and-a-half' kind of way. We mean in the 'let's don some chem gear' kind of way.The 916th Air Refueling Wing, just like any other military organization, has a requirement to exercise its Airmen on a regular

  • Training camp offers Airmen special experience

    The words 'training camp' can conjure up memories of loud drill sergeants, sweat-induced workouts and hours spent mastering a task.But for Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, their recent attendance at training camp meant getting the VIP treatment from a few of their favorite Carolina

  • An intelligent pat on the back

    The normally guarded 916th Air Refueling Wing's intelligence shop has stepped out of the shadows with an innovative, yet simple recognition program that shines the spotlight on wing members who go the extra mile. What distinguishes the program from traditional wing recognition programs is that it is

  • Congrats to our newest Lt. Colonels!

    In an announcement made public on Friday, Aug. 10, several reservists from the 916th Air Refueling Wing found out they will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel soon. The list includes:Heather Bridges 77th Air Refueling SquadronDaniel Davis 77th Air Refueling SquadronGail Gregor 916th

  • International goodwill isn't just for the Olympics

    It's amazing what a coat of fresh paint can do. For some it brightens a room, for others it makes something old new again.For Airmen from the 916th it built good international relations.In August, members of the wing deployed to Incirlik Air Base supported a two-day community outreach project for