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  • Road that makes champions

    Winning the Southern Softball Association of America State championship just wasn't enough for the Pope Softball team. Most recently, they took home the SSAA World Championship. With that, Team Pope was able to accomplish what has never been done before in SSAA's 25 years: win both the SSAA State

  • Commander addresses community at Open Forum

    Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, held a commander's Open Forum July 29 in the base theater in order to provide a Base Realignment and Closure update to the Pope community and to address their questions and concerns. He started the forum by introducing the subject matter experts who

  • Coining Pope's Finest

    Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, presents his Commander's Coin to Senior Airman Antonio Jones, 43rd Medical Operations Squadron, Tuesday for his exceptional performance beyond the call of duty. Airman Jones is a Mental Health Technician with primary duties in the Alcohol and Drug

  • Hurricane Season: Preparation prevents hurricane devastation

    Hurricane season officially began June 1 and lasts to the end of November. Pope's location can be precarious during hurricane season. Fortunately, the personnel at Pope is knowledgeable about weather conditions that affect our region and alerts people before the hurricane ever gets close to land.

  • CAP cadets visit Pope for taste of combat control life

    Ten Civil Air Patrol cadets arrived at Pope July 18 for a week-long familiarization to the intense world of Combat Control training. The orientation course is brand new to the Civil Air Patrol and is the brainchild of Tech. Sgt. Dave Siemiet, 24th Special Tactics Squadron, and his wife, Renee. His

  • 3rd APS Celebrate Iconic Symbol’s 50th Anniversary

    Turning 50 years old has never looked better than it does today in the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron. With dunking booths, bratwursts, barbecue and more than 200 close friends, members of 3rd APS reunite in celebration of the squadron patch's 50th anniversary. The patch, depicting the familiar Walt

  • Coining Pope’s Finest

    Col. James Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, lauded Lt. Col. Jonathan Shockey, RODEO team chief, and Team Pope's RODEO team Tuesday for their outstanding performance in Air Mobility RODEO 2009. "I can't tell you how proud I am and how proud this installation is of the jobs you all have done,"

  • In memory of Master Sgt. Roy C. Futrell Jr.

    An Air Reserve Technician assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing's Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was found unconscious in his private vehicle at about 4 p.m. Sunday on Pope. The technician was identified as Master Sgt. Roy C. Futrell, Jr., a resident of Carthage, N.C. Emergency medical responders were

  • 43rd AW Commander releases new wing mission, vision statement

    The 43rd Airlift Wing has gone through a number of changes over the last two years and continues to change as it transitions from being an airlift wing to an airlift group. The 440th Airlift Wing stood up at Pope in 2007 and a year later the transfer of the active duty flying squadrons comprised of

  • Rodeo Success

    Hard work and preparation paid off for Team Pope as the competitors in Air Mobility RODEO 2009 returned home with their heads held high. For the fourth consecutive RODEO competition, the 43rd Operations Support Squadron brought home the gold for being the best Joint Airdrop Inspection team. The JAI