Latest "seymour johnson air force base" stories

Two dozen KC-46 tankers will likely call MacDill Air Force Base home

The Florida base has been initially selected as a new home for the Pegasus aircraft, beating out Fairchild AFB in Washington. A final verdict is slated for fall 2023.

By Rachel S. Cohen

15 months ago

Seymour Johnson airman charged with nightclub murder

An airman at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, has been arrested in the shooting death of another man outside a nightclub in Raleigh early Saturday morning.

By Kent Miller

3 years ago

First of 12 additional KC-135s arrives at Fairchild

The first of a dozen additional KC-135 refueling aircraft has arrived at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, ahead of the reactivation of the 97th Air Refueling Squadron.

By Kent Miller

3 years ago

Air Combat Command goes ‘back to the future’ to re-learn large-scale deployments

If the Air Force needs to deter — or even fight — a peer adversary, ACC needs to be ready to deploy whole squadrons or even wings.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

Seymour Johnson AFB pledges to fix dismal housing after photos surface

“WHY is this acceptable? WHY are military families ... forced to be ok with being put up in this ‘hotel’ and given no other options?”

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

Flight surgeon to face court-martial on sexual assault, abusive sexual contact charges

A flight surgeon with the 334th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina is scheduled to face a court-martial later this year on charges of sexual assault and abusive sexual contact.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago