Third quarter courts martial summary

The following is a summary of courts martial convened at Pope during the third quarter, 2008. Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the accused has the right to choose whether a panel of officers (an enlisted accused can request one-third of the panel be enlisted) or a military judge will

Airmen are always appreciated

"If you look around the room you'll be able to see that there are a lot more of you than there are of me," said Col. John McDonald, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, at the Airmen Appreciation Dinner Oct. 7. "I appreciate what you do; without you the wing could not function." Those were sentiments felt

Wingman of the Week

Staff Sgt. Keith Mellon, 14th Air Support Operations Squadron Job description: Tactical Air Control Party Member/ Standard Evaluation Examiner Date entered the military: Sept. 1, 1999 Reason entered the military: I wasn't in school and needed to do something Who has been the most influential person

Pope energy initiative saves Air Force $150,000

Pope's own 43rd Civil Engineer Squadron was recently recognized Air Force-wide for a proposal of a wireless ramp lighting initiative. Anton Klein, former 43rd CES electrical engineer, developed the idea for the system, submitted the proposal as an Idea in the Air Force Idea program and was

Annual Orbit Comet Exercise Hits Pope

Pope hosts Fire Prevention Week

Honorary Commanders host 75+ Pope Airmen for golf event

More than 75 Airmen participated in a free day of golf hosted by several of Pope's honorary commanders at the Chicora Country Club in Erwin Oct. 3. Members representing more than 15 squadrons began arriving at the golf course around 9 a.m. to play in a Captain's Choice Super Ball golf

‘Happy New Year’ — fiscal year that is

For most of us, the calendar year starts Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31; however, for the members of the 43rd Comptroller and 43rd Contracting Squadrons, their years are a little different. Their calendar year is called a fiscal year, and it runs from Oct. 1 of the current year and ends on Sept. 30 of the

Wingman of the Week

Job description: Battlefield Weather Meteorologist. Date entered the military: March 9, 2004. Reason entered the military: McDonald's retirement plan wasn't nearly as appealing. Who has been the most influential person in your career? A man who hanged on a cross 2,000 years ago, and rose to tell me

Wingman of the Week

Airman 1st Class Christine Brokate, 3rd Aerial Port SquadronJob description: I process and load Space Available and space required passengers.Date entered military: Dec. 6, 2005Reason entered military: To better myself as a person and to give myself time to decide what I wanted to do with my