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  • WELCOME, N.C. -- Ray Wright, a pit crew coach with Richard Childress Racing here, talks with Airmen from the 43d Aeromedical Squadron during a teambuilding event at RCR June 13. With a big win in the Coca-Cola 600 still fresh in their memory, RCR pit crew coaches and team members trained Airmen at various pit crew positions, and then gave them the opportunity to put their training to the test in a race-style pit area during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marc Barnes)

    Racing pros host 43d AMOG Airmen for teambuilding event

    Airmen from Pope recently had a chance to test their teamwork when Richard Childress Racing hosted a teambuilding event at their headquarters in Welcome, N.C., June 13. With a big win in the Coca-Cola 600 still fresh in their memory, RCR pit crew coaches and team members trained Airmen at various pit crew positions, and then gave them the opportunity to put their training to the test in a race-style pit area.
  • POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, N.C. -- Aircrew members from the 43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 43d Operations Support Squadron here swim together towards a life raft during a Survival, Evasion, Rescue and Escape water survival course May 16. Aircrew members complete the course to maintain proficiency in the use of flotation devices and other available equipment during an overwater emergency. SERE specialists from the 437th OSS at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., provided the training for Airmen at Pope Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marc Barnes)

    Pope AES, OSS Airmen complete water survival course

    Several members of the 43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 43d Operations Support Squadron here completed a Survival, Evasion, Rescue and Escape water survival course here May 16. The training was provided by SERE specialists from the 437th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The 43d AES and 43d OSS are part of the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group here at Pope Field.
  • Lt. Col. Judd Baker addresses Airmen in the 43d Operations Support Squadron and other guests during the squadron's change-of-command ceremony here June 9. Baker took command of the 43d OSS from Lt. Col. Christopher Kiser, who left Pope for an assignment at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marc Barnes)

    Baker takes command of 43d OSS 'Panthers'

    POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, N.C. — Lt. Col. Judd Baker, a North Carolina native, took command of the 43d Operations Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Christopher Kiser during a change-of-command ceremony here June 9. Airmen of the 43d OSS joined leaders of the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group and other special guests to welcome Baker — who most recently
  • Col. Dane Crawford (right) accepts the 18th Air Support Operations Group guidon from Col. Jeffery Valenzia, 93rd Air Support Operations Wing commander, during a change-of-command ceremony here June 7. Crawford took command of the group from Col. Christopher Jensen, who left Pope for an assignment at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

    18th ASOG welcomes new commander

    Airmen and special guests here welcomed a new commander to the 18th Air Support Operations Group as Col. Dane Crawford assumed command of the group from Col. Christopher Jensen during a change-of-command ceremony June 7.
  • Tech. Sgt. Mark Johnson, with the 43d Air Mobility Squadron, ensures everything runs smoothly with the 2000 paratroopers being loaded onto C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft. More than 20 C-17 Globemaster IIIs flew from JB Charleston to pick up heavy cargo and 2,000 paratroopers to deliver them to a drop zone on Fort Bragg, N.C. during All American Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Jamie Powell)

    Air Force, Army exercise joint readiness

    Airmen with the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group along with the 437th Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Charleston were instrumental in supporting the 82nd Airborne Division during All American Week here May 25. Nearly 18 C-17 Globemaster IIIs flew from JB Charleston to pick up heavy cargo and 2,000 paratroopers to deliver them to a drop zone on Fort

  • Pope comptrollers continue tradition of excellence with zero UEI deficiencies

    The 43d Comptroller Flight here recently earned another validation for the excellent work of its staff when a visiting Air Mobility Command IG team found no deficiencies in their programs during a Unit Effectiveness Inspection.
  • POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, N.C. -- A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., prepares to land here as two additional Globemasters circle around for a landing in the background. The 43d Air Mobility Operations Group here supported the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and visiting Air Mobility Command aircrews as they prepared for the annual All American Week airdrop at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg. The drop was cancelled due to weather after launching from Pope Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marc Barnes)

    Pope Airmen support mass airlift during All American Week

    Pope Airmen supported 21 C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and the Army's 82nd Airborne Division during its recent All American Week airdrop at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg.
  • Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander, passes the 18th Air Force guidon to Lt. Gen. Giovanni Tuck, the new 18th Air Force commander, during a change of command ceremony at the Scott Event Center, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 1, 2017. Tuck comes to 18th Air Force from U.S. Transportation Command where he served as the Director of Operations and Plans. As 18th AF commander, Tuck is responsible for the command's worldwide operational mission of providing rapid global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces through airlift, aerial refueling, aeromedical evacuation and contingency response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

    Tuck takes charge of 18th Air Force

    Lt. Gen. Giovanni Tuck assumed command of 18th Air Force during a ceremony at the Scott Event Center at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 1.
  • Senior Airman Wesley Zech, a 43d Operations Support Squadron joint airdrop inspector, completes paperwork to clear heavy equipment for airdrop after an inspection at the Army’s Heavy Drop Rigging Facility here April 26. Zech worked with fellow 43d OSS inspectors to ensure more than 200 tons of cargo were ready for airdrop from Air Force C-17s and C-130s flying out of Pope Field during a large package joint training exercise April 26-30. The 43d OSS is part of the Air Force’s 43d Air Mobility Operations Group, which provides 24/7 operational and training mission support for visiting Air Mobility Command aircraft and crews, for the 82nd Airborne Division and other Army units here, and for joint special forces units at Fort Bragg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marc Barnes)

    43d AMOG supports back-to-back joint training exercises

    Airmen in the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group here recently provided joint airdrop support for visiting Air Mobility Command crews and Army partners at Fort Bragg during back-to-back training exercises, held here April 27 through May 5. The exercises -- Large Package Week and Exercise Jade Helm -- gave Pope Airmen another opportunity to test their readiness in providing vital ground support for visiting Air Mobility Command aircrews from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and for conventional and special forces Army units at Fort Bragg.
  • The Air Force Surgeon General has announced the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2016 individual and team Annual Awards.

    Pope NCO, team earn 2016 AF Medical Service awards

    The Air Force Surgeon General announced the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2016 individual and team Annual Awards recently. Included in this year's award winners were several Airmen who are part of the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group at Pope Field.
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