June 16, 2022 Pope one of 10 locations to receive free maternity uniforms from DAF The Department of the Air Force will soon launch the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program which will temporarily issue free maternity uniform items to pregnant Airmen and Guardians at 10 bases. Joint Base San Antonio is included in that list.
Aug. 11, 2021 One of the Last Remaining C-141 Loadmasters Retires U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven Gore retires in September 2021 as one of the last Airmen to have worked on a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter.
Nov. 12, 2020 Air Force Pilot Delivers a Smooth Landing for New Daughter When United States Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Hince joined the military, nobody ever said anything about delivering babies, but he quickly learned that it was a lot like landing a plane. Hince, director of operations, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, arrived at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina in
Nov. 3, 2020 Care Under Fire The 43rd Medical Squadron recently collaborated with the 18th Air Support Operations Group and Air Force Special Operations Command instructors to complete a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina.
Sept. 18, 2020 18th Weather Squadron adds "Combat" to name A new chapter began for two 93d Air Ground Operations Wing squadrons Sept. 18, 2020, when the 3d Weather Squadron and 18th Weather Squadron were redesignated to differentiate their distinct mission sets from other Air Force weather squadrons.The 3d WS has been redesignated as the 3d Combat Weather
July 17, 2020 Secretary of the Air Force visits Team Pope Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett visited Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina on July 16 to discuss joint operations and the integral part the Air Force plays during global responses.
June 16, 2020 Team Pope welcomes new 43d AMOG commander The 43d Air Mobility Operations Group officially welcomed new commander, Col. Joseph “Jacko” M. Vanoni to Team Pope on June 15 during a virtual change of command ceremony.Maj. Gen. John R. Gordy, commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., presided
June 11, 2020 Sheltering in place? Pope Airman has you “covered” Team Pope’s Master Sgt. Andrew Spaulding has an innovative idea that may soon save your life while sheltering in place during a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident.Spaulding, section chief of the 43d Air Mobility Squadron, is a semifinalist in the Air Mobility Command Spark Tank
June 8, 2020 43d AES inactivates from Pope after storied history Medical emergencies, natural disasters, transporting wounded patients from the battlefield. Nurses and medical technicians rapidly deploying within 24 hours to move patients, sick or wounded, from disaster sites to adequate medical facilities by aircraft. That is the mission of aeromedical
Jan. 24, 2020 Legendary Herky Bird cartoonist part of Pope lore Air Force veteran Dave Davenport and his wife, Maggie, have been married for over 60 years and still reside in the area. Dave's Herky Bird cartoons were popular worldwide during his time at Pope.