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  • Pope sergeant demoted, fined

    Col. Timothy Zadalis, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, convened a Special Court-Martial Jan. 31, in the case of United States vs. Tech. Sgt. Jerry Smith Jr. Sergeant Smith was charged with selling military property on multiple occasions and theft of military property on multiple occasions, in violation

  • Register weapons

    The following information is directed to all Pope personnel. The Pope Installation Security Instruction was approved by the 43rd Airlift Wing Commander Nov.9, 2006. Privately owned weapons are prohibited in all government facilities (other than base housing and 43rd SFS armory, building 378).

  • Ask the Doc

    Q:  I'm new to the base. How do I make an appointment in the clinic? Can I do this online? A:  The first step is having your family empanelled to the Pope Clinic. The active duty member completes his/her enrollment at base inprocessing. After this, the family members enroll themselves at the TRICARE

  • Good work environments begin with you

    Ever wonder what might motivate a person to stay in the Air Force for more than 20 years and be happy to do it? Senior Master Sgt. Robert Fuqua, 43rd Contracting Squadron, believes he has the answer. "Every job must have at least two of these things for an Airman to be happy: Great location, great

  • Wingman of the Week

    Senior Airman Adam Covington, 23rd Maintenance Squadron Job descriptions:  Munitions inspector. I perform the required inspections to ensure continued serviceability of the wing's munitions stockpile supporting 42 base agencies assigned to the missions of five major commands. Date entered military: 

  • In memory of Senior Airman Larry Ray Davis, Jr.

    Car accident takes life of Airman Senior Airman Larry Ray Davis Jr. was a security forces controller with the 43rd Security Forces Squadron. He was assigned to the night shift crew and handled 911 emergency dispatch. The Security Forces Controller Section is staffed by Airmen who have continuously

  • CDC scores

    23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Derrick Dodd, 92 Senior Airman Michael Abernathy, 90 Airman Wesley May, 90 43rd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman John Knisely, 98 43rd Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt. Bobby Hall, 94 Senior Airman Robert Valentine, 90 Airman 1st Class Anthony

  • More milk, please

    Pope Child Development Center added sign language to their curriculum two years ago, and there have been fewer incidents of biting and hitting as a result. There might not seem to be a correlation between more sign language and less aggression, but Sandra Morrisey, CDC director, believes there is.

  • Dedicated crew chiefs can proclaim, ‘That’s my aircraft’

    More than a dozen crew chiefs from 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron were honored in a ceremony Feb. 1, and awarded the title "dedicated crew chief." They are each now assigned to an aircraft that they will stay with until they leave Pope. Col. Bryan Beardon, 43rd Maintenance Group commander, spoke

  • Keeping healthy weight after holidays

    The holidays are over and you think you've gained 10 pounds, but research from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases suggests that you probably gained one pound during this winter holiday season. This extra