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  • Tryouts yield new team for Pope

    The Pope traveling softball team held tryouts last week to fill the 14-player roster. The team's coach, Craig Reid, 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, said there were no obvious standouts during tryouts, but the team will start off the season with a tournament, which should highlight each player's

  • AF announces RIF board eligibility

    The Air Force will convene an officer reduction in force board June 11, at the Air Force Personnel Center. All eligible officers should have received an Officer Pre-selection Brief around Feb. 15. Officers are responsible for reviewing their records for accuracy and ensuring information within their

  • The Skinny of Fad Diets

    March is National Nutrition Month and the Pope Health and Wellness Center staff encourages members to consider being 100 percent fad free and achieve a healthy lifestyle through proven, science-based approaches to healthy eating. The HAWC has a registered dietitian who has the skill and knowledge to

  • Ask the Doc

    Q:  If I see a civilian provider and he/she gives me prescriptions, can those prescriptions be filled at Pope Pharmacy? A:  The prescriptions written by a civilian provider can be filled by Pope if those medications are in our stock. If they are not, active duty personnel and their family members

  • Show of force brings peace to South America

    In March 1988, the Sandinistas threatened the borders of Honduras. The Nicaraguan government had launched Operation Danto to overrun Contra rebel supply caches and during the operation the Sandinistas crossed over into Honduran territory. To stop this threat, President Reagan dispatched elements of

  • Ensure safety, care of family members

    The truth is, we are all going to grow old one day. There is no hiding from it; the days, weeks and months pass, and we get another grey hair and realize the years, too, are passing. Who is going to take care of you and your family when you get older? The Air Force just might. Yes, the Air Force may

  • Wingman of the Week

    Senior Airman William Gomez, 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Job Description:  I provide customer service by researching and processing inquiries, issues and back-order requests; maintain quality control of all documents; monitor the reject and delinquent document listings; and keep accountability

  • Pope resumes anthrax vaccine, mandatory for Airmen deploying

    The Department of Defense announced the resumption of the mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for military personnel, emergency-essential DoD civilians and contractors, based on defined geographic areas or roles. According to Capt. Rosalind Ross-Perry, Pope Public Health, for the most

  • Making rank

    Congratulations to Team Pope's promotees Lieutenant Colonel Thaddeus Allen, 21st Special Tactics Squadron Mark Anarumo, 43rd Security Forces Squadron Michael Clark, 11th Intelligence Squadron Robert Coxwell, 18th Weather Squadron Daniel Krall, 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Scott Maskery, 43rd