Airmen saves teen's life

The security officer position was a part-time job Tech. Sgt. William Hutchison had taken while stationed at Tyndall AFB, Fla. He was there on a temporary assignment, and since his wife and children were still living in North Carolina, he took a job to fill his spare time. Little did he know the

Wingman of the Week

Staff Sgt. Steven James 43rd Airlift Wing Job description: I am the non-commissioned officer in charge of Pope Chapel resources. Date entered the military: July 21, 1999 Reason you entered the military: I wanted to work with aircraft. Who has been the most influential in your career and why: Master

Base excels during EOHCAMP

Team Pope took a thorough look at its environmental and occupational health programs last week, and found they were looking pretty good. A team of 43 people from around the base undertook an internal Environment and Occupational Health Assessment and Management Program evaluation from Aug. 21

Joint training key for firefighters

Most people associated with the Air Force understand joint missions with the sister services, but Pope's fire department values joint missions with a different group - local community fire departments. More specifically, Spring Lake fire department. "In 2005, we had 44 mutual aid calls with Spring

Wingman of the week

Staff Sgt. Billy Brewington 3rd Aerial Port Squadron Job description: I'm a senior controller at the Air Terminal Operations Center. My duties include load planning, cargo manifesting and briefing aircrews on load characteristics.  Date entered military: February 1996  Reason entered military: I was

Security Forces deploys

Get your troops recognition

It is the Carolina Flyer staff's goal to provide equal coverage to all units on base, but we need your help. To get published in the base paper, you don't have to be an expert at writing or photography or need a journalism degree. By following the guidelines provided and the timeliness of the

Pope learns from USAF honor guard

"In honore et dignitate" is their motto. And that's what they do. Whether they're part of the base honor guard team or the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard team, they render military honors to Air Force personnel and their families with dignity during funerals, other ceremonies and events. From Aug. 14

Airmen homeschool children

Ben Bahrenfuss is about to start the 7th grade. He's got his classes lined up; he's excited to start Spanish this year. He's got a desk near the window and a stack of new curriculum to cover. Ben is like every other 7th grader on Pope except that after eating his breakfast and taking a shower, he's

Avoid losing driving privileges

Did you notice that Air Force individual riding his bike to work this morning? Was he doing it to prepare for the new physical fitness test, or were his driving privileges revoked? We may never know but one thing is for sure, having your base driving privileges revoked can be inconvenient. There are