26 Aug 2021

SJAFB pilot selected for USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, selected Capt. Lauren Schlichting, 333rd Fighter Squadron evaluating pilot and executive officer, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, to join their team. Schlichting is set to fly Thunderbird 3, becoming the teams right wing pilot. From a young age Schlichting knew she wanted to become a fighter pilot. She is followed her lifelong dream.

9 Nov 2020

SJAFB Airman makes USAF Shooting Team

Master Sgt. Thomas Bazor, 333rd Fighter Squadron aircraft maintenance unit support section chief at Seymour Johnsons Air Force Base, earned the 12 spots on the U.S. Air Force Action Pistol Shooting Team. He compete against other military service members, law enforcement officials and civilian contestants at local, regional, national and international level events.

2 Apr 2019

26th OWS Airmen experience the pilot’s perspective

Two Airmen from the 26th Operational Weather Squadron got to experience the weather they normally only forecast when they donned flight suits and took to the skies at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2019. Tech. Sgt. Chris Bieber, 26th OWS shift supervisor, and Senior Airman McKayla Dejohnette, 26th OWS weather forecaster, received the opportunity to see firsthand how their weather products affect the mission when they took a familiarization flight on two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 4th Fighter Wing’s 333rd Fighter Squadron.

25 Sep 2018

An F-15E Strike Eagle achieves 10,000 flying hours

F-15E Strike Eagle tail 472 arrived at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. on July 1, 1990 and was assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron in January 2010. On Sept. 18, 2018 tail 472 achieved a rare milestone within the training community: it reached 10,000-flying hours. It is the first F-15E assigned to a Seymour Johnson AFB training squadron, 333rd or 334th FS, to achieve this feat.

11 Jun 2018

Rocketeer reaches 3K flying hours

Four months. Four months is the amount of time the 336th Fighter Squadron commander has spent in the cockpit throughout his near 16-year flying career.Lt. Col. Matthew Swanson reached the rare 3,000 flight-hours milestone in the F-15E Strike Eagle during a flight here June 11, 2018.He was greeted by his family, fellow pilots and squadron members to

6 Nov 2017

Korean War veterans reunite for one last hoorah

A reunion is held for this association every year at different bases around the states. This year, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina had the privilege to host the final official reunion for the group, Oct. 26-28, 2017.