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  • Pope featured prominently on Pentagon Channel's "Recon"

    Three Pope squadrons were recently featured on the latest edition of The Pentagon Channel's original series "Recon." The show, entitled "Somebody's Gotta Do It," focused on some of the military's dirtiest jobs. See the link below to watch the program:Recon: Somebody's Gotta Do It

  • Deployed families share food, fun

    A dinner for families of deployed members was held June 24 at Woodland Park and included free food, games and even prizes. The event was sponsored by Bonnie McDonald, wife of 43rd Airlift Wing Commander John McDonald, and the Airmen and Family Readiness Center. Many families of deployed members and

  • Wingman of the Week

     Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Castaldo 43rd Medical Support Squadron What is your job description?: I work in the Release of Information office copying records for off-base providers to help further patient health care and readiness for the medical group. What is the date you entered the military?:

  • Deployed Pope security forces member serves on elite team

    Traveling with aircraft to places where there are no local U.S. military personnel, special security members protect the planes until they return to home station. The Fly Away Security Team, a group of eight security forces members from the wing here, were selected from squadrons at their home

  • Pitsenbarger Award presented to Pope AFSOC Pararescueman

    An Air Force Special Operations Command pararescueman assigned to Pope has been named the 2008 Air Force Sergeants Association Pitsenbarger Award winner for his heroic actions during an October 2007 firefight against enemy combatants in Afghanistan. Tech. Sgt. Davide Keaton, 24th Special Tactics

  • End of an era: OG/CC and E-model fly out for last time

    The 43rd Airlift Wing said goodbye to the C-130E June 27 in a ceremony that also served as the final flight for 43rd Operations Group Commander Michael Thornton. The flight capped a 45-year active duty run for the aircraft, which will continue to operate at several Air Mobility Command bases. One of

  • Vacation Bible School provides fun for all

    Pope Chapel's summertime Vacation Bible School took place from June 17-21 at Pope Elementary School. Nearly 50 school-aged children participated in the day camp. The theme for this year's camp was Son World, a spin off of theme-parks like Disney World or Six Flags. Son World is a Gospel Light

  • JCU caps off perfect regular season with title

    If you would like to know what it takes to win an intramural softball game, you could ask 21 teams on Pope just how to do so. If you wanted to know what it takes to have a winning record, 10 Pope teams could talk about that. If, by chance, you are wondering about perfection, there's only one team on

  • Intramural Golf Standings

    Southern Pines League: Games are played Thursday Team         Won          Lost               Tie 66 AOS         2               0                     0 43 CS (1)     0               1                     1 43 CS (2)     0               1                     1 43 MXS (2)   1