| Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | |||||||
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| Goldsboro,North Carolina in theUnited States of America | |||||||
 F-15E Strike Eagles of the4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson AFB. | |||||||
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| Type | U.S. Air Force Base | ||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
| Operator | U.S. Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Air Combat Command (ACC) | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | www.seymourjohnson.af.mil/ | ||||||
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  Seymour Johnson AFB Seymour Johnson AFB (North Atlantic) Show map of North Atlantic | |||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′28″N77°58′00″W / 35.34111°N 77.96667°W /35.34111; -77.96667 | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1942 (1942) | ||||||
| In use | 1942 – present | ||||||
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| Current commander | Colonel Kurt Helphenstine | ||||||
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| 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] | |||||||
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is aUnited States Air Force (USAF) base located inGoldsboro, North Carolina.[2] The base is named forU.S. Navy Lt. Seymour A. Johnson, atest pilot from Goldsboro who died in anF4F Wildcat crash nearNorbeck, Maryland, on March 5, 1941.[3]
In December 1941, $168,811 was authorized for the construction of aU.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 anaval 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 byTactical 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.
Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Seymour Johnson, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
Air Combat Command (ACC)
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
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