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  • 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

  • Pope announces new command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Douglas Ackerman will become the top enlisted Airman at Pope Air Force Base on August 28, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander John McDonald announced August 6. Chief Ackerman will take over as the 43rd AW Command Chief Master Sergeant for Chief Master Sgt. Michael Grimm, who is leaving

  • Crash victim had ties to Pope

    One of the Airmen killed in the B-52 crash in Guam July 21 was previously assigned here for more than four years as a C-130 navigator and the chief of tactics at the 41st Airlift Squadron. Capt. Michael Dodson, 31, was the co-pilot on the aircraft that crashed off Guam's northwest coast. The plane

  • Wingman of the Week

    Airman 1st Class David Vijil2nd Airlift SquadronJob description: I work in planning, scheduling and documentation. Date you entered the military: July 12, 2005. Reason you entered the military: I wanted to make a difference in the world. Who has been the most influential person in your career?

  • Pope members meet Tuskegee Airmen

    Five Airmen from Pope took a trip to Pennsylvania July 17 through 19 to attend the 37th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Convention. At the end of the three days, each Pope member said they had a greater appreciation for the Tuskegee Airmen and were thankful they were able to meet them. "It was awesome to