Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
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.
Site information
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/
Location
	Seymour Johnson AFB Location in North America Seymour Johnson AFB Location in the United States Seymour Johnson AFB Location in North Carolina Seymour Johnson AFB Seymour Johnson AFB (North Atlantic)
Coordinates	35°20′28″N 77°58′00″W / 35.34111°N 77.96667°W
Site history
Built	1942
In use	1942 – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Colonel Kurt Helphenstine
Garrison	4th Fighter Wing (Host); 916th Air Refueling Wing;
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: GSB, ICAO: KGSB, FAA LID: KGSB, WMO: 723066
Elevation	33.2 metres (109 ft) AMSL
Runways
08/26	3,584.4 metres (11,760 ft)
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. 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.

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.