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  • Pope Super Bowl Bingo gives trip for two to MacDill family member

    Super Bowl Bingo was held Jan. 19 at the Pope Club, with thousands of dollars worth of NFL memorabilia given away in addition to the grand prize, an all-expenses paid trip to the Super Bowl. The winner of the grand prize was Julio Rigaberto Fujardo, a family member from MacDill AFB, Fla. He will go

  • Pope Intramural Basketball Week in Review

    See photos at right for a recap of the week in intramural basketball at Pope. The standings as of Jan. 23 are as follows:American League43rd Medical Group: 3-043rd Security Forces Squadron: 2-143rd Mission Support Squadron: 2-143rd Maintenance Squadron: 1-243rd Communications Squadron: 1-223rd

  • 43rd AW begins flying association with 440th AW

    Pope's 43rd Airlift Wing and 440th Airlift Wing began a new chapter in their relationship  Jan. 17 as members from both wings attended various briefings in preparation for their upcoming affiliation. The 43rd AW's 2nd Airlift Squadron and the 440th AW's 95th Airlift Squadron joined forces to begin

  • 43rd OSS colonel leads PRT

    Almost a year into the rotational provincial reconstruction team, Pope's Lt. Col. Robert Ricci, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, has had a magnificent impact on working relationships with key leaders in Afghanistan. He has helped the facilitation of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan governance

  • Pope leadership packs a ‘chute’ with help from 3rd APS riggers

    Wing leadership paid a visit to Pope's 3rd Aerial Port Squadron's parachute rigging section Jan. 7 in an effort to better acquaint themselves with the unit's mission. Col. Timothy Zadalis, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, Col. John McDonald, 43rd Airlift Wing Vice Commander, Col. Pat Savoy, Mission

  • 21 STS Airman wins Sijan award

    A Pope Airman has been awarded the 2007 Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award for distinguished leadership. Capt. Stewart Parker, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, was named the junior officer category winner for the coveted award. Captain Parker led a team of combat controllers into combat in Iraq

  • Widow of historic WWII vet loans Medal of Honor to 43rd AW

    More than 40 Airmen from Pope took a trip to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia last May to show appreciation and pay respects for a decorated World War II veteran, Lt. Col. Jay Zeamer, Jr., who died at the age of 88. Now, Colonel Zeamer's surviving widow, Barbara Zeamer, will help the 43rd

  • Detachment 2 NCO out to win XTERRA championship in 2008

    It can start with a 1,000 meter swim under dark skies of an oncoming storm, one that will cause two foot swells in the increasing choppy water. After that, it can be a 20-mile mountain bike trek up a terrain so difficult that one has to get off their bike and push to complete the trail. The capper

  • Secretary Wynne's Letter to Airmen

    Please see this link for Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne's Jan. 7 Letter to Airmen.https://afpims.afnews.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080108-026.pdf