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  • Combat Camera Airman receives best in DOD honor

    A photojournalist from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron here has been recognized as the best in the Department of Defense. Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall was named Military Photographer of the Year. She received the honor against more than 1,700 entries submitted by her peers from all branches of the U.S.

  • Chairman of Joint Chiefs visits Pope

    Adm. Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg Monday for the first time since assuming command in October 2007. The admiral toured Pope's Green Ramp, visiting with warfighters from many of Pope's squadrons. He met with an aeromedical

  • C-130 aircrews, Army riggers reach airdrop record

    February marked an airdrop record for the C-130 Hercules of the 774th Air Expeditionary Squadron, but not without the support of the Army's 11th Quartermaster Rigger Detachment and Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force riggers here. The joint team delivered approximately 1 million pounds of

  • Pope Honor Guard named AMC's best for 2007

    Pope's Honor Guard has been named Air Mobility Command's Honor Guard Team of the Year for 2007.  The team had many accomplishment and were specifically requested for the color guard, firing party and Taps at Dale Earnhardt International Headquarters for a nationally-televised ceremony honoring

  • Pope flight engineer solves rare landing gear problem in AOR

    The prospect of getting up to work at 3 a.m. isn't normal for most Airmen, even those in deployed environments where anything less than a 10-hour day is an exception. So imagine being pulled out of bed at that time after a long day of work that included a flight mission just hours earlier. To

  • Air Force officials respond to Boeing protest

    Air Force officials received a copy of Boeing's formal protest March 11on the KC-45A contract award, recently submitted to the Government Accountability Office. It is the company's right to formally submit a protest. Air Force members will carefully evaluate the protest, defend their source

  • Officials announce 2007 Air Force Media Contest winners

    A panel of civilian journalists, photographers, broadcasters, teachers and public relations professionals selected the best individuals and units in Air Force print, photo and broadcast journalism for the 52nd annual Air Force Media Contest. The media contest is sponsored annually by the Secretary

  • New tanker to bring increased capabilities to warfighter

    Air Force officials here announced Feb. 29 the selection of the Northrop Grumman Company to replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. After months of reviewing and evaluating proposals from vendors, the source selection team chose Northrop Grumman to produce up to 179 of the new air refuelers.

  • Aerial porters receive advanced training in Expeditionary Center course

    Airmen in the Air Force air transportation career field, also known as "aerial porters," can advance their training and capabilities here through the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Aerial Port Operations Course. Held approximately 12 times a year at either Fort Dix or an away location such as