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Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

Coordinates: 35°20′28″N 77°58′00″W / 35.34111°N 77.96667°W / 35.34111; -77.96667
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Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Goldsboro, North Carolina in the United States of America
F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson AFB.
F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson AFB.
Site information
TypeU.S. Air Force Base
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorU.S. Air Force
Controlled byAir Combat Command (ACC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.seymourjohnson.af.mil/
Location
Seymour Johnson AFB is located in North America
Seymour Johnson AFB
Seymour Johnson AFB
Location in North America
Seymour Johnson AFB is located in the United States
Seymour Johnson AFB
Seymour Johnson AFB
Location in the United States
Seymour Johnson AFB is located in North Carolina
Seymour Johnson AFB
Seymour Johnson AFB
Location in North Carolina
Seymour Johnson AFB is located in North Atlantic
Seymour Johnson AFB
Seymour Johnson AFB
Seymour Johnson AFB (North Atlantic)
Coordinates35°20′28″N 77°58′00″W / 35.34111°N 77.96667°W / 35.34111; -77.96667
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1942 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Colonel Kurt Helphenstine
Garrison
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: GSB, ICAO: KGSB, FAA LID: KGSB, WMO: 723066
Elevation33.2 metres (109 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 3,584.4 metres (11,760 ft) 
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

In December 1941, $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]

Seymour Johnson Field was deactivated in May 1946.

In late 1952, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers arrived and demolished old buildings and began construction of new ones. Led by Goldsboro mayor Scott B. Berkeley Sr., local community leaders began a campaign to have the installation reopened. The efforts were successful, and on April 1, 1956, the renamed Seymour Johnson Air Force Base was opened for use by Tactical Air Command. Three months later, the 83rd Fighter-Day Wing was assigned to the base as the primary unit.

In December 1957 the 4th Fighter-Day Wing took up host responsibilities at the base from the 83rd Fighter-Day Wing, which was inactivated.

Based units

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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

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Sources:[4][5]

Air Combat Command (ACC)

  • Fifteenth Air Force
    • 4th Fighter Wing (Host Wing)
      • 4th Operations Group
      • 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

Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seymour Johnson AFB (KGSB)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base > About Us > Fact Sheets > Seymour Johnson Air Force Base History". www.seymourjohnson.af.mil. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base > About Us > Fact Sheets > Lt. Seymour A. Johnson". US Air Force. Retrieved 20 April 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Installations Worldwide - Seymour Johnson AFB" (PDF). Air Force Magazine – USAF Almanac 2019. Air Force Association: 91. June 2019.
  5. ^ "SJAFB Units Page". Seymour Johnson AFB. US Air Force. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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