Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The base was constructed in 1942 and has been operational since that time. It is named in honor of U.S. Navy Lt. Seymour A. Johnson, a test pilot from Goldsboro who died in an F4F Wildcat crash on March 5, 1941. The base is notable as the only USAF base named after a naval officer. Initial authorization for construction in December 1941 was for a U.S. Army Air Corps Technical Training School.

The base is owned by the Department of Defense and operated by the U.S. Air Force, with control under Air Combat Command (ACC). The current commander is Colonel Kurt Helphenstine. The primary host unit stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB is the 4th Fighter Wing, which operates F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft through its 333d, 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons. Additionally, the 916th Air Refueling Wing, part of the Air Force Reserve Command, is based here, operating KC-46A Pegasus aircraft with its 77th and 911th Air Refueling Squadrons. The 414th Fighter Group, a Geographically Separate Unit of the 944th Fighter Wing, also operates F-15E Strike Eagles from the base. The base features one runway, designated 08/26, with a length of 3,584.4 meters (11,760 ft).