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  • Killer credentials: Special Ops Airmen receive new combat skills

    Never underestimate an opponent - especially when he is a life-size G.I. Joe trained to disarm, maim or kill with his bare hands. Fourteen tactical air control party Airmen, three combat weathermen and one flight surgeon underwent a close combat instructor course led by three Marines from the

  • Airmen drive meals to seniors' doorsteps

    Team Pope Airmen are doing more than training for mission readiness and fighting the Global War on Terror; they also fight the senior citizens need for food by participating in the Meals on Wheels program in Fayetteville. Meals on Wheels is a highly visible community service organized by the Elderly

  • Be WILLing to leave assets behind

    Death may not make for the best dinner conversation but its something family members should consider discussing when it comes to who will claim their assets upon death. Having a last will and testament may cross the minds of those trying to meet their deployment outprocessing checklist, but everyone

  • Pope Airmen assist relief efforts in Cyprus

    Two C-130 Hercules crews assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, including some Airmen deployed from Pope's 41st Airlift Squadron, delivered more than 10 tons of food and other relief supplies during two missions this past week to support American citizens leaving Lebanon. Both missions were

  • Marathon training: Am I ready?

    With a little more than month left until the big run, I will reach my peak in training in late August and taper off by race day. This month I will focus on adding miles and both hill and speed work. Between now and then, some preparations need to be made to ensure I have a spot at the race. These

  • Sexual assault: Fact versus fiction

    Sexual assault can be found in the news, on television programs or in a current movie almost every day. Most hope it doesn't happen to them or to anyone they know, but the truth is sexual assault can happen to anyone no matter what their cultural background, economic status or age. The Center for