This Briefing is:UNCLASSIFIED

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