Welcome to Pope AFB

You can access the Pope AFB site directly by typing http://www.pcspope.net.

Installation Info: Zip Code: 28308, Area Code: 910, DSN: 486

Pope Air Force Base has played a leading role in the development of U.S. airpower. Missions at Pope range from providing airlift and close air support to U.S. armed forces to humanitarian missions flown all over the world. In Fayetteville, N.C., on the north end of Fort Bragg, Pope AFB is home to the 43d Airlift Wing. Officially established by the War Department in 1919, Pope AFB ranks among the oldest installations in the Air Force. It is named after 1st Lt. Harley Halbert Pope, who was killed on Jan. 7, 1919, when the JN-4 Jenny he was flying with Sgt. Walter W. Fleming crashed into the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville.

The elementary school on base is run by the Cumberland County school system. The Cumberland, Harnett and Hoke county school systems run off-base schools. Health and dental care are provided by the clinic. All other care is provided at the Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg.

Recreation at Pope includes a fitness center; golf course; tennis courts; bowling; intramural sports; picnic areas; equipment rental; auto hobby shop; seasonal activities; and youth centers. North Carolina's capital, Raleigh, is about 65 miles away.

Today's Headlines (CNN.com)

	Democrats want Big Three spending plan Nov 20 - Congressional Democrats say if automakers will show them how they plan to spend the $25 billion in aid they're asking for, Congress will likely return in the next few weeks to deal with it, Democratic sources say. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce the plan in a news conference this afternoon.
	Bailout not needed, say folks near car plant Nov 20 - Many people in the diner know someone working in the car industry. They are certainly in car country -- there's an engine factory down the road, and they live between Ohio's major plants and the Detroit home of the industry.
	Brazile: No room left at my inaugural inn Nov 20 - Is it just me or has everyone living within a 120-mile radius of the U.S. Capitol Building heard from his or her fifth cousin lately?
	Brown: Moms ditching kids is wake-up call Nov 20 - Right now in the state of Nebraska, the governor is literally begging people not to bring their teenage children there to dump them, so that the state then has to care for them. But it's happening. It's happening a lot.
	Red Sea nations condemn pirates, vow action Nov 20 - Red Sea nations in the Arab League met in Egypt's capital on Thursday to coordinate a common strategy against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia.