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  • St. Nick Project

    The Pope Spouses' Association is gearing up for the annual St. Nick Project. The St. Nick Project is an outreach to single Airmen living in the dormitories, and has quickly become a favorite tradition in early December on Pope. The project is in its third year and will be spreading some holiday

  • 2nd AS hosts their annual Family Day

    The scene is familiar -- after a long day's work, Airmen come home to sit on the couch and discuss with their spouse any and everything besides work, save a few choice words, of course. Rarely are day-to-day intricacies discussed, leaving the spouse in the dark as to what it is their partner does at

  • Seven Signs of Terrorism

    Threat reporting involving military installations has been on the rise in the past few months. From the world trade center bombing until 9/11, 3,113 days passed. From 9/11 to today, more than 3,000 days have passed. The threat is real - personal/organizational complacency increases Department of

  • Holiday package shipping guides and tips

    The U.S. Postal Service recently released the recommended mailing dates and tips for holiday packages intended for deployed servicemembers. For packages to reach loved ones with APO/FPO addresses in Afghanistan before the holidays:First-Class Mail - Dec. 4Priority Mail - Dec. 4Parcel Airlift Mail -

  • Off duty Airman and wife save life

    For one Airman, a routine visit to the store went from commonplace to life changing when a call for help resonated through the store and a young woman lay unconscious.Airman 1st Class Var Gehron, a member of the 43rd Communications Squadron, and his wife Rachel planned to spend the day buying

  • Stop for aircraft safety

    The traffic lights near the ends of the runway on Reilly Street and Hurst Drive on the road around the flightline are present for one reason -- safety. Drivers, pedestrians and cyclists should know that ignoring these signals can endanger themselves, aircraft, crew and passengers. The air traffic

  • Net Defenders

    Cyber security is a top priority in Air Mobility Command and at Pope. Airmen should be vigilant when it comes to network and information security. Recent events have caused an increase in network security demands requiring all Department of Defense personnel to take a more stringent attitude, and

  • Third quarter award winners

    Airman category43rd Operations GroupSenior Airman Anthony Vagni (Wing and Pope winner)Noncommissioned Officer category43rd Communications SquadronTech. Sgt. Angela Yetto-Newton (Wing winner)21st Special Tactics SquadronStaff Sgt. Michael Orlando (Pope winner)Senior NCO category43rd CSMaster Sgt.

  • BRAC: What's next for me?

    Most active duty Airmen assigned to the 43rd Airlift Wing at Pope will receive orders for a Permanent Change of Station due to BRAC. The others will remain here as part of the 43rd Air Group once it stands up. As mentioned in an earlier BRAC article, critical dates for the transition have not been