Wing Mission Briefing
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4th Fighter Wing
Wing Mission Briefing
Mr. Dennis Goodson, P.E.Deputy Base Engineer
4th Fighter Wing
Wing Mission Brief
• Wing History• Wing Organization• Key Partners• 4 FW Initiatives/Focus
WORLD WAR II:
• Eagle Squadrons – American Vols
• Most European Theater Kills: 1016
• Retain RAF Exchange Officers
4 FW – A Heritage Forged in Combat
KOREA:
• Top Mig-Killing Org
• 516 Enemy A/C Destroyed
• 25 Aces
20 Years of Continuous Combat
• 1990 : Operation DESERT STORM
• Al Kharj, KSA
• 1991-2001: Op SOUTHERN WATCH
• Dharan & Prince Sultan AB, KSA
• 2001-2002: Op Enduring Freedom
• Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
• 2003-2006: Op IRAQI FREEDOM
• Al Udeid AB, Qatar
• 2007-2010: Op ENDURING FREEDOM
• Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
• 3,500+ Combat Sorties
• 3 million pounds of ordnance
• New Employment Tactics
• 90% Precision / 85% Hi90% Precision / 85% Hitsts
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
4 FW – 335 FS/336 FS:
• Al Udeid AB, Qatar
• 48 F-15Es
Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
• AEF 9/10: 336 FS
Sep 07 – Jan 08
• AEF 1/2: 335 FS
Jan 08 – May 08
• AEF 9/10 & 1/2 335 FS
May 09 – Jan 10
• AEF 7/8: 336 FS
Aug 10 – (TBD)
4th Operations Group
• Col Brain Kirkwood
• 552 Airmen • 14,000
Sorties/yr• 25,000 Hrs/yr• 2 x FTU Sqdns• 2 x Ops Sqdns• 2 x Trng/Spt Sq
4th Maintenance Group
• Col Thomas
Eisenhauer• 2,267 Airmen• 95 F-15E’s• Maintains $4.5B in
F-15E Assets • Support Over 16K
Sorties Per Year• Dual Focus –
Operational & Training
4th Mission Support Group
• Col Anne Winkler• 1,248 Airmen• Most diverse
mission on base • Force deployment
and expeditionary support experts
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4th Medical Group
Col Leslie Claravall• 215 Airmen• 71,000+ Patient
Visits Per Year • 21,000 active duty,
retired, dependents• $18.5M Annual
Budget
• Past two years… 4 FW members earned 32 Bronze Stars & 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses
• Two 335 Fighter Squadron Airmen provided continuous Air Support against 250 Taliban Fighters and saved 72 coalition lives
• 4 CES Airmen cleared IED’s, and saved 2 injured soldiers, defended their position all while under enemy fire
4th Fighter Wing Heroes
Key Partner: 916th Air Refueling WingColonel Randall A. Ogden
Train and support competent citizen airmen, flying and maintaining a fleet of 16 KC-135R Stratotankers,
To be ready to respond anytime … anywhere!
Key Partner: Our Goldsboro Local Community
“The men and women at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base are always
gracious hosts, and you could not ask for better ambassadors for our community.”
Goldsboro Mayor Al King
Improving Infrastructure
• Fire station• New SOQ homes• Fitness track
Present
• Tower/RAPCON• Fitness Center• Consolidated Support Center • OG/MXG Headquarters
Improving Infrastructure
4 FW Priorities• Airmen and their families• Combat Readiness
• AEF prep and deployment• ORI prep and success
• Resource Protection
4th Fighter Wing
4613 Combat-Focused Airmen/Warriors
One Purpose-The Ultimate Team Competition
A Blanket of Steel, Technology and Courage Over
America’s True National Treasure
Questions?• A Legacy Forged in Combat• Partnered for Success• Trained for Today’s Fight• Initiatives/Focused to Future