Wingman of the Week

Airman 1st Class Edward Metcalf III, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Job description:  A-10 assistant crew chief Date entered military:  May 4, 2004 Reason entered military:  I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. Most influential in career:  Staff Sgt. Cordova, who already left Pope,

Surgeon general visits Airmen

Air Mobility Command's top medical leader visited Pope Feb. 21. Brig. Gen. Byron Hepburn, the AMC surgeon general, toured the Pope medical clinic and met with medical personnel. He was on a circuit visiting clinics under his command. While here, he talked about some important changes taking place at

Donating to AFAS helps fellow Airmen

One of the organizations servicemembers can donate to during the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, running March 1 through April 11, is the Air Force Aid Society. According to Dawn Doan, AFAS officer, in 2006, 162 loans and grants were provided to members of Team Pope, totaling $112,820 for

Mardi Gras celebration

Global War on Terrorism

43rd Airlift Wing - Excellent

Annual Award Winners

Survivors of helicopter crash airlifted to Germany

Only hours after a helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, Airmen from an aeromedical evacuation control team in Southwest Asia got 11 of fourteen injured survivors onboard a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Germany. "That really made a difference in saving lives," said Lt. Col. Lenora Cook, the evacuation

A Snapshot of Combat Support Flight

Quick game of word association: "mortuary affairs." Your first thought, and most likely your second and third, probably wasn't "dining facility," unless you're a services specialist. The 43rd Services Squadron encompasses five flights, and while each has many diverse tasks, they all work to sustain

Historian highlights Lucky Lady II

Feb. 26, 1949, the Lucky Lady II, a B-50A, went on the first non-stop flight around the world lasting 94 hours and one minute to demonstrate the effectiveness of air refueling. The aircraft was commanded by Capt. James Gallagher and was made up of a crew of 14 people from both the 43rd Bomb Group