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  • Pope Airmen and Fort Bragg Soldiers combine efforts for Operation Toy Trot

    Pope Airmen and Fort Bragg Soldiers participated in the Air Force's annual Operation Toy Trot 5K race here Dec. 3, collecting toys for the annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop scheduled for Dec. 5 thru Dec. 7.Over 150 servicemembers dressed in holiday and fitness attire, donated toys and

  • What is Causing My Cavities?

    One of the leading causes of tooth decay in the Air Force is the frequent consumption of beverages containing high amounts of sugar. Many young Airmen who visit the dental clinic tell us they have inherited bad teeth, but the science says they simply picked up bad habits. One of the most damaging

  • Pope father and son win gold medals at U.S. Open Taekwondo competition

    A Pope Airman and his son recently won gold, silver and bronze medals in several taekwondo events during the 6th annual U.S. Open Taekwondo Hanmadang competition held in Colorado Springs, Colo.  Master Sgt. Stephen Wall, 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, his wife Staff Sgt. Melissa Wall, 43rd

  • Pope parachute team finishes third at Leapfest

    Four Airmen from the 18th Air Support Operations Group finished third place last month during the Rhode Island National Guard's annual Leapfest competition held at West Kingston, Rhode Island.This year's event held Aug. 2-4, consisted of 57 teams from the U.S. and international militaries that

  • Pope Airmen graduate Ranger School

    The Army Ranger School students were all looking forward to the few hours of precious sleep they were about to get after a long day of training on Mount Yonah, a mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia.Their instructors instead rounded them up and marched to a rocky outcropping and

  • 43rd Airlift Group welcomes new commander

    Col. Kenneth E. Moss formally assumed command of the 43rd Airlift Group from Col. Daniel H. Tulley in a change of command ceremony today on Fort Bragg's Pope Army Airfield."There is no place in the world where the Army and the Air Force work more closely, more often, and gain more synergy than

  • Pope Airmen participate in D-Day jump at Fort Bragg

    Forty Airmen from the 18th Air Support Operations Group commemorated the 70th Anniversary of D-Day by parachuting onto Fort Bragg's Normandy Drop Zone from C-130 Hercules aircraft on June 6.Tactical Air Control Party and Battlefield Weather Airmen jumped with over 300 paratroopers from the 27th

  • Gen. McDew challenges mobility Airmen to dominate the mission

    Gen. Darren W. McDew, Air Mobility Command commander, challenged mobility Airmen to dominate the mission during a recent visit here, after taking command of AMC in May."You are Air Force leaders with unrivaled mobility expertise, but Air Force leaders first. You should be inspired by a rich