Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Goldsboro, North Carolina.[2] The base is named for U.S. Navy Lt. Seymour A. Johnson, a test pilot from Goldsboro who died in an F4F Wildcat crash near Norbeck, Maryland, on March 5, 1941.[3]
| Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | |||||||
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| Goldsboro, North Carolina in the United States of America | |||||||
F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson AFB. | |||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°20′28″N 77°58′00″W / 35.34111°N 77.96667°W | ||||||
| Type | U.S. Air Force Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
| Operator | U.S. Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Air Combat Command (ACC) | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | www.seymourjohnson.af.mil/ | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||
| In use | 1942 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Kurt Helphenstine | ||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: GSB, ICAO: KGSB, FAA LID: KGSB, WMO: 723066 | ||||||
| Elevation | 33.2 metres (109 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||
In August 1940 the War Department designated the airport as essential to national defense. In December 1940, $168,811 was authorized for the construction of a U.S. Army Air Corps Technical Training School. Local officials began working to have the field named in honor of Lieutenant Johnson. Seymour Johnson is the only USAF base named in honor of a naval officer.[3]
Based units edit
Flying and notable non-flying units based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.[4][5]
Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Seymour Johnson, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
United States Air Force edit
Air Combat Command (ACC)
- Fifteenth Air Force
- 4th Fighter Wing (Host Wing)
- 4th Operations Group
- 333d Fighter Squadron – F-15E Strike Eagle
- 334th Fighter Squadron – F-15E Strike Eagle
- 335th Fighter Squadron – F-15E Strike Eagle
- 336th Fighter Squadron – F-15E Strike Eagle
- 4th Operations Support Squadron
- 4th Training Squadron
- 4th Maintenance Group
- 333d Fighter Generation Squadron
- 334th Fighter Generation Squadron
- 335th Fighter Generation Squadron
- 336th Fighter Generation Squadron
- 4th Component Maintenance Squadron
- 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron
- 4th Munitions Squadron
- 4th Medical Group
- 4th Medical Support Squadron
- 4th Healthcare Operations Squadron
- 4th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron
- 4th Mission Support Group
- 4th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 4th Communications Squadron
- 4th Contracting Squadron
- 4th Force Support Squadron
- 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 4th Security Forces Squadron
- 4th Operations Group
- 4th Fighter Wing (Host Wing)
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
- Fourth Air Force
- 916th Air Refueling Wing
- 916th Operations Group
- 77th Air Refueling Squadron – KC-46A Pegasus
- 911th Air Refueling Squadron – KC-46A Pegasus
- 916th Operations Support Squadron
- 916th Mission Support Group
- 916th Civil Engineer Flight
- 916th Force Support Squadron
- 916th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 916th Security Forces Squadron
- 916th Maintenance Group
- 916th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
- 916th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 916th Maintenance Squadron
- 916th Operations Group
- 916th Air Refueling Wing
- Tenth Air Force
- 944th Fighter Wing
- 414th Fighter Group (GSU)
- 307th Fighter Squadron – F-15E Strike Eagle
- 414th Maintenance Squadron
- 414th Fighter Group (GSU)
- 944th Fighter Wing
- 567th RED HORSE Squadron
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Seymour Johnson AFB (KGSB)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base > About Us > Fact Sheets > Seymour Johnson Air Force Base History". www.seymourjohnson.af.mil. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base > About Us > Fact Sheets > Lt. Seymour A. Johnson". US Air Force. Retrieved 20 April 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "SJAFB Units Page". Seymour Johnson AFB. US Air Force. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Installations Worldwide - Seymour Johnson AFB" (PDF). Air Force Magazine – USAF Almanac 2019. Air Force Association: 91. June 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website