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  • Coining Pope’s Finest

    Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, presented his Commander's Coin to Staff Sgt. Shantell McDade, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, May 18 for her exceptional performance beyond the call of duty. Sergeant McDade is an Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor and oversees tower operations

  • Pope Airmen Report From the Front: Master Sgt. June Vogel

    Language barriers have long posed communication problems, but thanks to one Pope master sergeant, those barriers are quickly coming down. Master Sgt. June Vogel, 43rd Force Support Squadron, deployed to Iraq for six months, where she administered English Diagnostic Tests to Iraqi military personnel

  • Coining Pope's Finest: Airman 1st Class Dwayne Simeon

    Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, presented his Commander's Coin to Airman 1st Class Dwayne Simeon, 43rd Comptroller Squadron, for his exceptional performance. Airman Simeon is a customer service technician in the Financial Services Flight of the 43rd CPTS. In the month of April, he

  • Combat Controller to compete in Warrior Games

    Less than one year ago, a combat controller deployed from Pope's 21st Special Tactics Squadron was thrown from his vehicle when it hit an improvised explosive device while travelling in a convoy through Afghanistan. As a result of the collision, Staff Sgt. Marc Esposito suffered several broken bones

  • Don't cross into the deployment 'blues'

    Everybody has experienced the "blues" in some shape or form. But what can people do to boost their spirits when these low feelings hit in a deployed environment? According to Lt. Col. (Dr.) Stephen Cook, 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron psychologist, there are three stages of stress in regards

  • Weekend Life Savers

    Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night, Pope Airmen volunteer their time here to ensure other Airmen who have been drinking make it home safely from bars, restaurants and parties.Airmen Against Drunk Driving is an all volunteer organization which provides free, safe and anonymous rides home to all