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  • Coining Pope's Finest

    Each Week Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, Highlights An Outstanding AirmanCol. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, presented his Commander's Coin to Senior Airman Marisela Hazzard, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, Oct. 20 for her exceptional performance beyond the call of

  • Pope closes offices to recognize Wingman Day

    Pope closed its offices Oct. 16 for a Wingman Day event designed to drive home the issues impacting the members assigned to the 43rd Airlift Wing. The day was broken down into two sessions, with the morning focusing on information and discussions on activities that threaten the safety, mission and

  • 'ICON' final competition tonight

    One vocalist will emerge tonight with the title of AMC Icon. This year's contestants for the AMC Icon finals will sing along with a live band -- AMC's own Starlifter from the Air Force Band of Mid America. The finals begin tonight at the Scott Club, 6:30-9 p.m. CST, and the prospect of live

  • New Command Chief selected for 440th Airlift Wing

    Col. Merle Hart, 440th Airlift Wing Commander, recently announced the selection of Senior Master Sgt. Jeffery Roeder to become the 440th AW Command Chief. Sergeant Roeder became Command Chief Roeder during the tack-on ceremony Oct. 3. During a meeting with several wing members, Colonel Hart said,

  • Finding purpose in the fight:One woman’s breast cancer battle

    "It's the best worst thing that ever happened to me." Believe it or not, that's how one Pope spouse characterizes her battle with breast cancer.In December of 2007, Lateacha, wife of Staff Sgt. Demetris Coleman, 43rd Communications Squadron, had a surgical biopsy to remove two lumps that formed on

  • The BRAC plan

    Editor's note: This is part one of a weekly section aimed to update Pope members of the latest BRAC developments. For more information, go to the Pope EIM site, which displays additional information. The link can be found on the Pope launch page. BRAC is a topic of great concern for Team Pope,

  • Ban on texting while driving

    On Oct. 1, President Barack Obama signed an executive order restricting federal employees from text messaging while driving. The order defines text messaging as "reading from or entering data into any handheld or other electronic device, including for the purpose of SMS texting, e-mailing, instant