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  • Wingman of the Week

    Senior Airman Michael Ferguson 43rd Comptroller SquadronJob description: Finance Customer Service Technician Date entered military: July 18, 2006 Reason entered military: To support my wife and two kids Who has been the most influential person in your career? My dad, who just retired from the

  • Pope promotions for February

    Congratulations to the following individuals promoted in the month of February. 2nd Airlift Squadron Master Sgt. Sharon Richardson Tech. Sgt. Andrew Diaz 3rd Aerial Port Squadron Staff Sgt. Joseph Bixler 14th Air Support Operations Squadron Master Sgt. Warren Williams Tech. Sgt. Damian Hampton Staff

  • “Marketing Yourself for a Second Career” returns to Pope

    Retired Navy Capt. Brian Blanchfield will present "Marketing Yourself for a Second Career" Wednesday from 9 until 11:30 a.m. at the Pope Club. This program has been presented all over the world and is held annually at more than 100 U.S. military installations. It has a reputation as a "must attend"

  • BRAC Update: Fort Bragg Garrison helping to employ AF Civilians

    The Fort Bragg Garrison Commander is committed to doing everything possible to make the Pope realignment as transparent to the customer as possible. Part of the strategy includes finding ways to maintain the knowledge and talent of the Air Force civilian workforce. Currently, Air Force employees at

  • BRAC Update: Picerne Military Housing braces for BRAC changes

    A new flag waving across the street from 43rd Airlift Wing Headquarters is perhaps the most visible symbol of the increasing Army presence at Pope Air Force Base. Emblazoned with the 82nd Airborne Division's patch surrounded by parachutist's wings and the words "All American," the flag is a quiet

  • BRAC Update: DDEES Schools

    As Air Force families leave Pope Air Force Base and Army families move into those quarters, the Fort Bragg schools will welcome the children that move in - regardless of branch of service or rank of sponsor. "Our educational program will not change," said Dr. Emily Marsh, Department of Defense

  • JFEX returns with a twist

    Team Pope teamed up with the 82nd Airborne Division for a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise Jan. 26 through 30 in order to prepare for possible combat scenarios. As an added twist and to coincide with the exercise, Team Pope reinstituted an old program that "swaps" a member of the 43rd Airlift Wing with

  • Being a Wingman - Not just a 9 to 5 job

    So there I was, 4:50 a.m. one brisk Saturday last fall, heading to the base. The 1st Sergeant had just woken me from a sound slumber 20 minutes earlier and informed me that one of my Airmen was in need of my assistance. It seems that he got himself into trouble with local law enforcement, and I

  • AMC Command Chief speaks of change during Pope visit

    Physical Training tests, standards and uniforms along with changes in the new Airman Battle Uniform were some of the many topics Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron, Air Mobility Command Command Chief, discussed while visiting Pope from Jan. 19 through 21. Amidst the four inches of snow and unusually

  • SECAF/CSAF Letter of Intent Released

    The latest Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Letter of Intent was released Jan. 22. Letter of Intent containing focus areas within our Service that require special attention in the coming months. The paragraphs detail associated near- and  mid-term courses of action, the