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  • Pope Security Forces adopts foster families for tour

    The 43rd Security Forces Squadron and North Carolina Department of Social Services hosted a picnic for Cumberland County foster children and their families June 25 at Woodland Park. Units from both Pope and Fort Bragg came out to support the picnic's nearly 80 attendees. Among the attractions were a

  • Navigating the Carolinas: Fort Fisher, Kure Beach

    Small cottages, big memories. This simple but playful phrase is posted on one of the hotel signs as you enter Kure Beach, N.C. and seems to ring true to the city's subtle nature. Kure Beach is probably, to some, an afterthought being that it is about 15 miles south of the more well known and

  • This month in Pope History

    Pope Field From June 29 through Oct. 23, 1929, 1st Lieutenant Ulysses Jones commanded Pope Field. Nearly a year later, the 2nd Balloon Company became the host unit on June 19, 1930. World War II On June 16, 1943, Capt. Jay Zeamer and Lt. Joseph Sarnoski from the 43rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) earned

  • Navigating the Carolinas: So much to do, so close to home

    More than 500 public events each year, 55 parks, 17 golf courses and nine museums. For an area with so much emphasis on the military, the Fayetteville area sure does have a lot of attractions for tourism. So, while it's great to navigate the rest of North Carolina throughout this summer, it might be

  • Iraqis, servicemembers connect through tennis

    Military volunteers brought a bit of joy into the lives of Iraqi children as they introduced them to a little-known sport at Area 4, Iraqi Army base in western Baghdad, May 17. These volunteers brought tennis to Iraqi children through the gift of donated tennis equipment. This equipment, for the

  • Pope celebrates Asian-Pacific Heritage Month

    Senior Airman Richard Quino 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Job Title: Vehicle Equipment Maintainer Pacific Islander decent: Filipino (Filipinos are Asians, not pacific islander) When did you join the Air Force: Dec. 2, 2002 Why did you join the Air Force? To serve this country and give back to

  • Deployed Pope C-130 crew saves severely burned Iraqi woman

    What does the recipe for an extraordinary human feat call for? For those involved in the mission of a severely burned Iraqi woman it called for one pound of hard work, a dash of know-how and a pinch of never quit. In the early morning hours of April 30, the flight crew of the 746th Expeditionary

  • Local veteran remembers patriation mission

    As a young man, Bruce G. "Grant" Lewis enjoyed talking with his uncle, a World War II fighter pilot who'd been shot down and spent time as a prisoner of war. He wanted to see what the world beyond Lumberton, N.C., looked like, and thought he could work on his education away from the small town as

  • Convoy work a different world for LRS Airmen

    When Airman 1st Class Brittany Goff, 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, joined the Air Force as part of her desire to explore the world, she probably didn't foresee that desire coming true quite so quickly. For the past seven months, Airman Goff has spent her days moving supplies around to different

  • Asian-Pacific Heritage Month Spotlight

    1st Lt. Joya Gamara, 43rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Job Title: Bioenvironmental Engineer Pacific Islander decent: Guam When did you join the Air Force: Commissioned Feb. 22, 2006 Why did you join the Air Force: I grew up as a military dependent, so it seemed natural to join. I knew I wanted to