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  • Command posts combine to increase efficiency

    Members of the 440th Airlift Wing Command Post here recently merged with the 43rd Airlift Wing Command Post as part of the Air Force's continuing initiative to operate more efficiently. Since April 1, both Reserve and active-duty controllers have been operating from the same schedule and sharing the

  • Pakistani general visits Pope

    Lt. Gen. Syed Athar Ali, Vice Chairman of Defense for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, visited Fort Bragg and Pope Aug. 5 and 6 as part of a U.S. tour aimed at improving bilateral relationship between the two nations' militaries. General Athar was invited to tour several U.S. military bases by

  • Wingman of the Week

    Brittany Burgess43rd Contracting SquadronJob description: I am a Program Coordinator for the Government Purchase Card Program.Date you entered the military: Both of my parents are retired from the Air Force, but I've been working as a civilian since August 2007.Reason you entered the military: I

  • Wingman of the Week

    Airman 1st Class Russell Rasnake 43rd Force Support Squadron Job description: I am in charge of updating, processing and reviewing officer and enlisted evaluations for the base. Date you entered the military: Nov. 28, 2006. Reason you entered the military: The job stability, which is a very

  • Pope Icon wraps up August 15

    Pope's own Pope Idol program has gone Air Mobility Command wide and become the  "AMC Icon!" It's the same great program; all the same fun, great entertainment, audience participation, awesome prizes and give-aways, and high stakes for the contestants, just with a new name and even more to give

  • Pope AES participates in DoD's largest medical exercise

    The 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron is known for being a component of the United States Transportation Command and providing aeromedical evacuation for U.S. troops using cargo aircraft. What they are lesser known for is their work at sea. Recently, a four-man AES liaison team embarked on a

  • ALS instructors live by values they teach

    To some, Airman Leadership School may be just another acronym to roll off the tongue. But to the ALS flight instructors, it is so much more. To Staff Sgt. Robert Edwards, it is a lifestyle. Sergeant Edwards has been at Pope since December 2003 when he was first assigned to the 23rd Maintenance