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Pope Air Force Base
Pope
Air Force Base, adjacent to Fort Bragg and Fayetteville, has a
twofold mission: to provide the essential airlift capacity to the
armed forces and to conduct humanitarian airlift missions anywhere
they are needed in the world.
On
March 27, 1919, Pope AFB used both balloons and handmade single-engine
biplanes to photograph terrains for mapping, to spot for the artillery,
to report forest fires and to carry some of the first airmail.
Pope AFB provides the global reach and global power of the United
States Air Force - capable of deploying a self-sustaining war fighting
package anywhere in the world at a moment's notice, to form our
nation's premier forced-entry capability with the U.S. Army. The
43rd Wing can rapidly deploy a highly trained composite force,
and successfully plan and execute air operations in any theater,
region, or contingency area as part of any joint or allied force,
in support of national and military objectives. The 43rd Airlift
Wing operates two squadrons of C-130 Hercules.
In
terms of manpower, Pope has more than 5,000 active duty members
assigned and over 300 civilian employees, and supports more than
6,500 dependents, civilians, and retirees.
Click
here to see a map of Pope AFB
Click
here to visit the official Pope AFB web site
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