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  • October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. It is a time to bring to light issues facing workers with physical and mental disabilities and recognize the contributions these workers make to our society. This year, the Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy has

  • Energy conservation at Pope

    Energy demand is on the rise and many experts say we could reach peak oil production within the next 15 years. Therefore, it is critical to be watchful stewards of enegy use. The U.S. Air Force uses 65 percent of electricity consumption and 20 percent of fossil fuel consumption just in facilities

  • 43rd CONS and CPTS close out the Fiscal Year

    While many of Team Pope's members were sleeping the night of Sept. 30, members of the 43rd Contracting and Comptroller Squadrons were working late into the night and into the next morning to close out the 2009 Fiscal Year. They run on a fiscal calendar, with end of year being Sept 30, rather than in

  • Coining Pope’s Finest

    Each week Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, highlights outstanding AirmenCol. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, presented a Commander's Coin Oct 6 to Mr. Tim Bosch, 43rd Civil Engineer Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Ana Soza-Mejia, 43rd Medical Support Squadron, for their

  • No-Heat/No-Cool goes into effect

    Fall is here and members of the 43rd Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning section are preparing for the upcoming heating season. The HVAC shop begins turning off chillers and heat pumps Tuesday. Some systems require a cool down period, because they share the same heating

  • 2009 Fire Prevention Week

    Though we don't always see them, they are always there - prepared to give it their all in any situation that can occur. The Pope Fire Department is manned 24-hours a day, with trained and certified firefighters who are ready to drop everything at the sound of a tone to help others. But their jobs

  • Coining Pope's finest

    Each week Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, highlights an outstanding AirmanColonel Johnson presented a Commander's Coin to Staff Sgt. Kelly Berger, 2nd Airlift Squadron, for her exceptional performance beyond the call of duty. Sergeant Berger is a member of the Commander's Support

  • Combined Federal Campaign is here

    The Combined Federal Campaign officially began with a kick-off breakfast Sept.11 and ends Oct. 23. After the posting of colors, Staff Sgt. Meliza Cubacha, 43rd Medical Support Squadron, sang the national anthem, and Chaplain (Capt.) Phil Hollstein said a prayer of blessing for the breakfast and

  • Pope remembers 9/11

    The events of 9/11 are not soon forgotten, least of all by Pope Airmen. In the early morning of Sept. 11, Team Pope gathered to remember the tragedy during a memorial at the Pope Air Park. Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, gave a speech to honor all of the victims, families and heroes