43rd Medical Group stands down; 43rd Medical Squadron activates

Team Pope waved farewell to the 43rd Medical Group as it transitioned to the 43rd Medical Squadron during a ceremony June 30. In addition to the transition to a medical squadron, the 43rd Medical Squadron also passed authority over the Pope Clinic to Womack Army Medical Center from Fort Bragg.Even

14th ASOS receives post-BRAC home

After 33 years of utilizing a prefabricated building sent to Pope from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., members of the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron are moving into a recently renovated facility across from the 18th Air Support Operations Group. The new location in Bldg. 560 will consolidate the

Reports from the Front

It's never easy to deploy somewhere and leave family and friends behind to travel thousands of miles to another country to live for months on end; however, if the reason is noble, it tends to make the move a little easier to handle. 1st Lt. Harold Peralta, deployed from Pope as a Civil Engineer

Pope Air Force Base Origins Volume 2

A few months ago I wrote an article about the difficulty involved in determining the actual date of origin for the current Pope designated as an Air Force Base. Shortly after writing that article, I went to Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., and got a better answer when Pope Field became Pope Air Force

Independence Day Holiday Message

The Fourth of July is a day for all Americans to celebrate the freedoms that you as Air Mobility Command Airmen help provide. Independence Day carries a simple yet important message of freedom that continues to unite us in a call to service. It's the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices made every

Aviation fuel savings: AMC leading the charge

Air Mobility Command has the largest fleet of the biggest airframes in the Air Force and they are the Department of Defense's largest aviation fuel customer consuming 28 percent of DODs aviation fuel use, but AMC is leading the charge in making energy a consideration in everything they do. During

Below the Zone Promotions

Pope is proud to announce the newest Below the Zone Airmen. The following Airmen have been selected to promote to Senior Airmen: -Chadwick Beddard, 43rd Security Forces Squadron-Brian Cegielski, 43rd Operations Support Squadron-Cristian Cseh, 43rd Comptroller Squadron-Tyrone Evbuomwan, 43rd

3 APS celebrate "Outstanding" score

June Briefs

Register to VoteArmed Forces Voters Week is June 28 to July 7. The week encourages citizens voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to register to vote or request an absentee ballot. Airmen can talk to their squadron and group Voting Assistance Officers for assistance in

Inspectors say 43rd AW Logistics Capabilities are Excellent

The long wait is over, and the results are in. Team Pope's logistics functions are excellent, and the numbers prove it. A group of inspectors from the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program was directed to visit the 43rd Airlift Wing June 14 through 19 to evaluate Airmen's ability to perform their