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Members of the 75th Combat Munitions Unit, Munitions Flight, 23rd Wing, push a munitions loader to arm an A-10A of the 75th Fighter Squadron for combat deployment

Members of the 75th Combat Munitions Unit, Munitions Flight, 23rd Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

The 74th Fighter Squadron's "new" A-10 Thunderbolt II (Wart Hog) aircraft are parked on the tarmac. The 74th had previously operated the A-10 aircraft from 1980 to 1992 at England AFB, La. This A-10, tail no. 78-0674, is the 74th lead ship and will be flown by Lieutenant COL. Tim Vigil, the new 74th squadron commander

The 74th Fighter Squadron's "new" A-10 Thunderbolt II (Wart Hog) aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

The roar of 72 - 4,050 hp engines shake the ground and give anyone in the vicinity the reason the troops call it an elephant walk

The roar of 72 - 4,050 hp engines shake the ground and give anyone in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Ely, the former 74th Fighter Squadron commander, makes the signal known worldwide by F-16 pilots as "Makin Snakes" as he taxies his F-16C, tail no. 90-0776, out of its parking space. The F-16 known officially as the Fighting Falcon is commonly referred to by pilots and ground crews as the "Viper." This was one of the last three F-16C "Fighting Falcon" aircraft previously assigned to the 23rd Wing, to depart Pope for their new squadron and station at Cannon AFB, N.M. The 74th will remain at Pope and fly the A-10 Thunderbolt II in its new mission

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Ely, the former 74th Fighter Squadron commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

An A-10A "Warthog" of the 74th Fighter Squadron/23rd Wing is backed into a hangar for protection from Hurricane Fran. Due to maintenance problems the aircraft could not be flown out of Pope

An A-10A "Warthog" of the 74th Fighter Squadron/23rd Wing is backed in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

A USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska is scrapped for salvage after sitting on the ramp at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina for nearly one year. All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was contracted to salvage the aircraft, which was damaged in a landing accident on September 02, 1997

A USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Tommy Tallent, 43rd Security Forces Squadron, gives a thumbs-up as he operates his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on perimeter patrol at Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina, during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01. His partner SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Partick Junge, mans the M249 Squad automatic weapon on top of the HMMWV

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Tommy Tallent, 43rd Security Forces Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

US Air Force Brigadier General David L. Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, listens for the start engines signal as his executive officer/driver, Captain Dave Wise, looks on

US Air Force Brigadier General David L. Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

The command module for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 at Camp Mackall Army Air Field. The module units were transported from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, to Camp Mackall on some of the first C-130s deployed, and were fully operational by the following morning

The command module for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 at Camp Mackall ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

The last plane out, C-130E 68-10934 of the 2nd AS/23rd Wing, cranks engines to evacuate the base before Hurricane Fran. C-130s of the 2nd and 41st AS deployed to Little Rock AFB, AR, and Grissom AFB, IN. 10 hours later wind gusts in excess of 100 mph were screaming across the ramp

The last plane out, C-130E 68-10934 of the 2nd AS/23rd Wing, cranks en...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

GEN. Richard E. Hawley, Commander, Air Combat Command, standing in front of the emblem of the newly-activated 43rd Airlift Wing, Air Mobility Command, thanks and bids farewell to the men and women of the inactivated 23rd Wing "Flying Tigers" as they are transferred to the 43rd AW. Pope AFB was transferred from Air Combat Command to Air Mobility Command and the 23rd Wing was awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit award and inactivated. During the ceremonies, the 43rd Airlift Wing and the 23rd Fighter Group were activated. The 23rd FG will be a tenant ACC unit on Pope and report to the 347th Wing at Moody AFB, Ga

GEN. Richard E. Hawley, Commander, Air Combat Command, standing in fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

A 43rd Airlift Wing C-130E in full unit markings. The 43rd Fighting Gryphon adorns the nose with the US Air Force and Air Mobility Command shield on the forward fuselage. The combat style national insignia is on the rear fuselage. The AMC style tail band has been changed to a split green/blue with the 43rd Airlift Wing shield replacing the individual squadron emblems.Photographer: Dave Davenport, CivilianService Shown: F

A 43rd Airlift Wing C-130E in full unit markings. The 43rd Fighting Gr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Bruce Bowser of the 2nd Airlift Squadron/43rd Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, checks the aircraft records on a C-130E to make sure the aircraft is ready to participate in an 18-ship launch scheduled at dusk for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01, Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Bruce Bowser of the 2nd Airlift Squadron/...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Front view of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter as the rotor head comes out of the ground. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

Front view of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force General Charles Robertson, (Right, foreground) Commander, Air Mobility Command, gives his congratulations as he presents the D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year award to Captain Doug Ware, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, Airfield Operations Flight Commander, on behalf of the Pope Air Traffic Control Tower STAFF. Dozens of 43rd OSS members, along with several 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers from Ft. Bragg, NC, were on hand to witness the presentation on March 19th 2000

US Air Force General Charles Robertson, (Right, foreground) Commander,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Civilian Rele... More

Members of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron/23rd Wing wait to load their equipment on a C-130E of the 2nd Airlift Squadron/23rd Wing for evacuation in the face of approaching Hurricane Fran

Members of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron/23rd Wing wait to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Edward Johnson Jr. (middle) relinquishes command of the Kisling NCO (Noncommissioned Officer) Academy to Colonel Teresa M. Peterson (far left), 86th Support Training Group, Ramstein AB, Germany, while CMSGT Vickie C. Mauldin (right) awaits the transition to accept the position as the new commander

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Edward Johnson Jr. (middle) reli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kapaun Air Station Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian, USAF Rel... More

USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken (foreground), listens as Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters (at microphone) addresses Maintenance personnel, Crew Chiefs and Armament Personnel outside hangar number 4 at Pope AFB, North Carolina. USAF Colonel Steve Acuff, Vice Commander of the 43rd Airlift Wing is standing behind SECAF Peters

USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken (f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters (left), accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Monnie Peters are escorted by USAF Colonel Steve Acuff, 43rd Air Lift Wing Vice Commander, upon his arrival at Pope AFB, North Carolina. SECAF Peters discussed manning and operational problems affecting the enlisted force while visiting Pope AFB

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters (l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

Inside the command module the Wing Intelligence Section is hard at work. An external generator lights the modules. They are also heated/cooled by an exterior unit. The Command Post and Operations Group staffs work in other sections of this module

Inside the command module the Wing Intelligence Section is hard at wor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

C-130s of the 43rd Airlift Wing lift off the runway at Camp Mackall Army Air Field during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

C-130s of the 43rd Airlift Wing lift off the runway at Camp Mackall Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

A medium-range view of the front gate

A medium-range view of the front gate

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

LT. GEN. John Jumper (2nd from left), 9th AF commander, questions MAJ. Kurt Fox, 23rd Communications Squadron Commander, about communications equipment as Brig. GEN. James Sandstrom (left), 23rd Wing Commander, looks on

LT. GEN. John Jumper (2nd from left), 9th AF commander, questions MAJ....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

Members of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron board a Dover AFB, 436th Airlift Wing's C-5B on the Green Ramp at Pope AFB, N.C. on 18 Dec 1995. The 23rd Wing unit will fly first to Ramstein Air Base, Germany and then to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia where they will establish a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

Members of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron board a Dover AFB,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

The Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Sheila E. Widnall, leaves her quarters in the Tiger Inn for an early morning bike ride. Accompanying Dr. Widnall are MASTER Sergeant Carol Dintino and Technical SGT. John Short. The Secretary visited the 23rd Wing "Flying Tigers" at Pope AFB

The Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Sheila E. Widnall, leaves her quar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

USAF Maintenance, Support, and Special Operations personnel gather inside a hangar at Pope AFB, North Carolina, to listen to Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters addresses issues on maintenance manning and deployment. CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken, and CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Ken Van Holbeck, SENIOR Enlisted Advisor for Air Mobility Command accompanied SECAF Peters and all three wear blue baseball caps

USAF Maintenance, Support, and Special Operations personnel gather ins...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter on it's deck wends it's way along a United States Forest Service fire break headed for a hard surface road. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Fighter Squadron Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mark Frith (gesturing) explains an example of art on an A-10A access ladder door to Commander, Air Combat Command, GEN. Richard E. Hawley who is making his initial visit to Pope AFB as 23rd Wing commander. COL. Paul R. Dordal (right) looks on

Fighter Squadron Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mark Frith (gesturing) e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

COL David L. Johnson (sixth from left), 43rd Airlift Wing commander, and LGEN John Handy (seventh from left), 21st Air Force commander, join other U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Division, and DOD personnel in breaking ground for a $90 million Outland Facility. The facility, which will adjoin the famed Green Ramp, will include personnel shelters, cargo processing and holding areas, heavy drop rigging sites, ammunition storage, fuel facilities and more

COL David L. Johnson (sixth from left), 43rd Airlift Wing commander, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft in preparation for engine start for an 18-ship launch from Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina. The 43rd Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base, NXC had 21 of their C-130 Hercules deployed to the taxiway at Mackall for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft in preparation for engine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

US Air Force Captain Jennifer Kimmet, a flight nurse with the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron/43rd Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, is interviewed by reporters from WRAL channel 5 CBS, WTVD channel 11 ABC, WNCN channel 17 NBC, along with WFNC radio, prior to deploying to an undisclosed location in the Kosovo area of operations. Captain Kimmet pointed out to the news media that her unit is manned, trained, and equipped to treat, stabilize and air evacuate causalities from combat, accident or illness

US Air Force Captain Jennifer Kimmet, a flight nurse with the 43rd Aer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed on the deck of a "lowboy" transport trailer. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattresses and shipping pads to prevent further damage to the helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

SENIOR AIRMAN David Brigham (in tractor), of the 43rd Transportation Squadron, 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, carefully backs a "lowboy" transport trailer under the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattreses and shipping pads to prevent further damage to the helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

SENIOR AIRMAN David Brigham (in tractor), of the 43rd Transportation S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (center) (R-NC) speaks with US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group, beside one of their A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC). US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Vince Wisniewski, Commander, 23rd FG looks on

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (center) (R-NC) speaks with U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport. CIV Release Status... More

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (left) (R-NC) poses for a group photograph with US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 43rd Airlift Wing (AW) in front of a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft, with the "LET'S ROLL" emblem on the fuselage, at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC)

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (left) (R-NC) poses for a gro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, CIV Release Status... More

National television news from ABC News (right foreground) and CNN cover the deployment of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 23rd Wing from Pope AFB, N.C. bound for Ramstein Air Base, Germany and then to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia where they will establish a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

National television news from ABC News (right foreground) and CNN cove...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

The 74th Fighter Squadron Crew chief, STAFF Sergeant Richard Asmo, gives a final salute to Lieutenant COL. Mike Ely, the former 74th Fighter Squadron commander, as he taxies his F-16C, tail no. 90-0776, out of its parking space. This was one of the last three F-16C "Fighting Falcon" aircraft previously assigned to the 23rd Wing to depart Pope for their new squadron and station at Cannon AFB, N.M

The 74th Fighter Squadron Crew chief, STAFF Sergeant Richard Asmo, giv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr., Commander, TRANSCOM/Air Mobility Command (right), discusses air traffic control manning problems with US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Robin McMullen (second from left) in the air traffic control tower at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David E. Yow, Commander, 43rd Operations Support Squadron and US Air Force Brigadier General David L. Johnson, Commander, 43rd Airlift Wing, listen in

US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr., Commander, TRANSCOM/Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr. (right) Commander, TRANSCOM/Air Mobility Command, speaks with the 43rd Security Forces Squadron personnel about the excessive deployments handled by the unit

US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr. (right) Commander, TRAN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

A view of one of the newly constructed junior enlisted housing units in the New Woodland Heights housing area located at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The opening of the 1,500 square foot homes will reduce the two-bedroom housing waiting list by 30 percent

A view of one of the newly constructed junior enlisted housing units i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

At Camp Mackall Army Air Field, US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Blalock, 43rd Security Forces Squadron, prepares to dive for his shelter as the alarm sounds for enemy air attack. The 23rd Fighter Group at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, and the 4th Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina used A-10 and F-15 aircraft to perform air attacks on the encampment and area used for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

At Camp Mackall Army Air Field, US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

C-130s of the 43rd Airlift Wing form a stairway to Heaven as they climb into the dusk on their way to a night airdrop mission at Camp Mackall Army Air Field during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

C-130s of the 43rd Airlift Wing form a stairway to Heaven as they clim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, along with crew members from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, prepare to load an MJ-1 bomb loader onto a C-5B on the Green Ramp in the early morning hours. The loader along with numerous other pieces of support equipment and 60 23rd Fighter Group personnel, deployed to the Kosovo area of operations to maintain and support four A-10A Warthog Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft of the 23rd FG that departed Pope AFB the previous morning

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

Medium shot, front view, a bronze and granite marker dedicating the new CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Louis Williams Leadership School, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina is unveiled by CMSGT (Retired) Louis Williams (center), assisted by Colonel (Brigadier General Select) Richard J. Casey, USAF, Commander, 43rd Airlift Wing (left), and MASTER Sergeant Dave Zentmeyer, USAF, AIRMAN Leadership School Flight CHIEF (right), 21 January 2000. CMSGT Williams was the first commandant of the Non Commissioned Officers Preparatory School established in a Pope AFB, WWII barracks in 1962

Medium shot, front view, a bronze and granite marker dedicating the ne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

A close-up view of the base sign at the front gate

A close-up view of the base sign at the front gate

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

74th Fighter Squadron's A1C David Kersey, A1C Phillip Ball, and STAFF SGT. Jeff Sumrow download A1M-12D missile from an F-16 Falcon during the 23rd Wing Operational Readiness Inspection

74th Fighter Squadron's A1C David Kersey, A1C Phillip Ball, and STAFF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

USAF Colonel Dale A. Elliott, Commander of the 23rd Fighter Group attached to the 347th Wing at Pope AFB, observes as Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters addresses maintenance personnel inside an aircraft hangar at Pope AFB, North Carolina

USAF Colonel Dale A. Elliott, Commander of the 23rd Fighter Group atta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

Twenty-one C-130Es from the 43rd Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, line the taxiway at Camp Mackall Air Field, south of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Almost 1,000 personnel deployed with the aircraft and set up a tent city beside the strip to test the bare base operating capabilities of the Wing. The tents are erected in close proximity to the aircraft both for logistical and security reasons. Flight crews and maintenance personnel can walk to the aircraft, and the same forces can guard the entire encampment. Special Forces units from Fort Bragg performed enemy attack and perimeter probe exercises throughout the deployment for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

Twenty-one C-130Es from the 43rd Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft and wait their turn to marshal their charges into the taxi line during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01. The aircraft of the 43rd Airlift Wing are excellently maintained a difficult task considering the newest C-130 on Pope Air Force Base is 29 years old

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft and wait their turn to ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter are lifted and readied for positioning to load onto a "lowboy" transport trailer. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter are lifted an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (center) (R-NC) discusses congressional funding of military construction with US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC)

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (center) (R-NC) discusses con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, CIV Release Status... More

Personnel fill out baggage tags in the mobility processing line during 23rd Wing Operational Readiness Inspection

Personnel fill out baggage tags in the mobility processing line during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

A threatening sky looms over the empty ramp. All aircraft were evacuated in the face of Hurricane Fran, which struck the base 10 hours later with wind gusts in excess of 100 mph

A threatening sky looms over the empty ramp. All aircraft were evacuat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

Members of the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron/23rd Wing chainsaw a tree lying across Ethridge Street in the NCO housing area. Structural damage on the base from Hurricane Fran was only slightly over $132,000.00, but the natural loss of hundreds of stately oaks, tall pines, and numerous other trees was a loss that could never be counted financially

Members of the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron/23rd Wing chainsaw a tree ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken, Colonel Steve Acuff, Vice Commander of the 43rd Airlift Wing and Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters, listens to Flight Nurse USAF Captain Dawn Shanks, 43rd Aero-Medical Evacuation Squadron, explains the configuration for medical evacuation, inside the cargo bay of a C-130E Hercules aircraft at Pope AFB, North Carolina

USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken, C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David E. Yow (right), Commander, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, shows US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr., Commander, TRANSCOM/Air Mobility Command, the refurbished air traffic control tower at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, as US Air Force Brigadier General David L. Johnson (left), 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, looks on

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David E. Yow (right), Commander, 43rd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

USAF Brigadier General David L. Johnson (right), 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, Mr. Locke McKnight (center), Vice President of McKnight Construction Company, and US Army Lieutenant Colonel David Bender, US Army Corps of Engineers, participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new junior enlisted housing area located at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. Mrs. Linda Poore, Pope AFB Housing Management Office director, watches from the doorway of the newly completed house

USAF Brigadier General David L. Johnson (right), 43rd Airlift Wing Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

Part of the tent city erected by 43rd Airlift Wing personnel as seen from across the taxiway at Camp Mackall Army Air Field (AAF), North Carolina. Camp Mackall is located south of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 52 miles from Pope Air Force Base. The Field was one of the primary bases used for training the airborne and glider forces used in such operations as the D-Day Invasion in Europe in 1944

Part of the tent city erected by 43rd Airlift Wing personnel as seen f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

US Air Force Brigadier General David L. Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, watches as his C-130s reach take-off position on the runway at Camp Mackall Army Air Field during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

US Air Force Brigadier General David L. Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

US Air Force Captain Tim Dykens, CHIEF of Medical Logistics with the 43rd Medical Evacuation Squadron/43rd Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, speaks with the news media prior to deploying to the Kosovo area of operations. Reporters from WRAL channel 5 CBS, WTVD channel 11 ABC, WNCN channel 17 NBC, along with WFNC radio, listened as he explained how this deployment differed from his previous combat deployment as a Marine during DESERT STORM

US Air Force Captain Tim Dykens, CHIEF of Medical Logistics with the 4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

Members of the 75th Combat Munitions Unit, Munitions Flight, 23rd Maintenance Squadron, feed 30mm rounds into the GAU-8 weapons system of an A-10A Thunderbolt II of the 75th Fighter Squadron

Members of the 75th Combat Munitions Unit, Munitions Flight, 23rd Main...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

The Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Sheila E. Widnall, observes as participants in the 23rd Wing's Phase II mobility exercise, wearing chemical warfare gear, use photographs to assess runway damage in the Wing Operations Center

The Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Sheila E. Widnall, observes as par...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

GEN. Walter Kross (Right) Commander, Air Mobility Command assists Brigadier GEN. Paul R. Dordal, Commander 43rd Airlift Wing unfurl the 43rd Airlift Wing's flag during Pope Air Force Base redesignation ceremonies held on 1 April, 1987. Pope AFB was transferred from Air Combat Command to Air Mobility Command and the 23rd Wing was awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit award and inactivated. During the ceremonies, the 43rd Airlift Wing and the 23rd Fighter Group were activated. The 23rd FG will be a tenant ACC unit on Pope and report to the 347th Wing at Moody AFB, Ga

GEN. Walter Kross (Right) Commander, Air Mobility Command assists Brig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Roger Pugh (center), First Sergeant of the 2nd Airlift Squadron, 43rd Airlift Wing, presents a 2nd Airlift Squadron hat to US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr. (right) Commander, TRANSCOM/Air Mobility Command, as US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. English (left), 2nd Airlift Squadron Commander, looks on

US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Roger Pugh (center), First Sergean...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

USAF Major General (Dr.) Leonard M. Randolph Jr., Air Mobility Commands Surgeon General, presents the Air Mobility Commands, Magnificent Mobility Medic Award to USAF STAFF Sergeant Cindy Rainey, 43rd Medical Operations Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. SSGT Rainey is the first Pope AFB, member to receive the award, which recognizes the achievements of Air Mobility Command's Medical and Aeromedical evacuations personnel

USAF Major General (Dr.) Leonard M. Randolph Jr., Air Mobility Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

A front view of a USAF C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft on display at the Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina Air Park Heritage Project

A front view of a USAF C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft on display at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

US Air Force personnel STAFF Sergeant Connie Minton (right) and SENIOR AIRMAN Matthew Moore fill sandbags to be used around tents and weapons emplacements at Camp Mackall Army Air Fieled (AAF) during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01. Both are members of the 43rd Aircraft Generation Squadron, 43rd Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, deployed to Camp Mackall for the exercise

US Air Force personnel STAFF Sergeant Connie Minton (right) and SENIOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, along with crew members from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, push a B-4 Maintenance Stand up the ramp in the early morning hours. Tons of support equipment and 60 23rd Fighter Group personnel, deployed to the Kosovo area of operations to maintain and support four A-10A Warthog Thunderbolt II attack aircraft of the 23rd FG that departed Pope AFB the previous morning

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (left) (R-NC) is greeted by US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Winfield "Skip" Scott (center), Commander, 43rd Airlift Wing (AW) and BGEN David Edgington, Commander, 4th Fighter Wing (FW) as he exits a C-12 Huron aircraft after arriving at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC)

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (left) (R-NC) is greeted by U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, CIV Release Status... More

The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flying Tigers was re-designated the 43rd Airlift Wing, the Operations Group Commander, Colonel Gordon Ettenson, wanted a distinctive marking to replace the shark teeth of the Flying Tigers that were being removed. A World War II veteran of the then 43rd Bomb Group who attended the reactivation of the 43rd designation carried with him a leather-covered flight log from the 43rd Bomb Group, circa 1943. Embossed in leather front was a rough depiction of a gryphon (or griffin). Dave Davenport, a photographer with the Pope Air Force Base Visual Information Support Center, reworked the logo into the design applied to the 43rd...

The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flyi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flying Tigers was re-designated the 43rd Airlift Wing, the Op... More

A long view of the main gate and the base sign

A long view of the main gate and the base sign

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

Inspectors MASTER SGT. Robert Horten (seated on the aircraft steps) and CAPT. Bryan White, from the 2nd Airlift Squadron, annotate records of 41st Airlift Squadron aircraft during the 23rd Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection

Inspectors MASTER SGT. Robert Horten (seated on the aircraft steps) an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

LGEN John Handy (center), 21st Air Force commander, admires a 41st Airlift Squadron "Black Cat" flying scarf, patches, and name tags presented to him by LTC Ken Menzie (left), 41st Airlift Squadron commander at COL David L. Johnson (background), 43rd Airlift Wing commander, looks on

LGEN John Handy (center), 21st Air Force commander, admires a 41st Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters (leaning on podium) and CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken, (left of the podium) discuss manning and retention problems with USAF Security, Air Traffic Control and Fire Department Personnel from Pope AFB, North Carolina

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters (l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters shares a box lunch with USAF Maintenance personnel from the 75th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB, North Carolina

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

The lower right nose section of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida. The data panel on the lower right nose section of the helicopter shows why Air Force Special Operations Command wants to retain this particular airframe, in a 30 year career, it has seen more combat zones than other aircraft

The lower right nose section of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed on the deck of a "lowboy" transport trailer. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattresses and shipping pads to prevent further damage to the helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mili Suits, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, is all smiles as she is presented the Air Mobility Command Airfield Manager of the Year award by General Charles T. Robertson, Commander, Air Mobility Command. SRA Suits works in Pope's Base Operations coordinating flight plans, tracking aircraft movement, and tending to various airfield management issues. GEN. Robertson thanked her for her dedication and hard work as dozens of her 43rd OSS mates, along with several hundred 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers from Ft. Bragg, NC, cheered her during the presentation on Pope's Green Ramp

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mili Suits, 43rd Operations Support Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Civilian Rele... More

General (GEN) Thomas M. Ryan Jr., commander in chief, Military Airlift Command, presents the Air Force Daedalian Supply Effectiveness Trophy to Colonel (COL) Shelby N. Gordon, commander, 317th Supply Squadron. Looking on is Brigadier General (BGEN) Donald A. Logeais, deputy chief of staff, Military Airlift Command

General (GEN) Thomas M. Ryan Jr., commander in chief, Military Airlift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

TECH. SGT. Howard Heisey of the Bulk Storage Section of Fuels Management Flight, 23rd Supply Squadron, prepares the underside of a railroad tank car to transfer cargo to the bulk storage tanks

TECH. SGT. Howard Heisey of the Bulk Storage Section of Fuels Manageme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

The flight line at Pope Air Force Base is deserted after all of the composite wing's aircraft were deployed in fear of Hurricane Felix which was expected on 23 August 1995. Fortunately the hurricane shifted direction and the aircraft were able to return to the base

The flight line at Pope Air Force Base is deserted after all of the co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

SENIOR AIRMAN William Slaybaugh gives his daughter a hug while saying goodbye to his family prior to boarding a bus to travel to his departure aircraft on the Green Ramp at Pope AFB, N.C. SENIOR AIRMAN Slaybaugh, a member of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope is deploying to Ramstein Air Base, Germany and then to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia to establish a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

SENIOR AIRMAN William Slaybaugh gives his daughter a hug while saying ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Colonel Tom Chester, Commander, 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron gives farewell, good luck handshake to Major Richard Stefanski, OIC of the Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) as he prepares to board the bus to transport him to the aircraft and then deployment to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Major Stefanski will lead his staff and the MASF to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and there establish a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

Colonel Tom Chester, Commander, 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters (left), observes as CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken answers questions during a feedback session, at Pope AFB, North Carolina. USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Ken Van Holbeck, SENIOR Enlisted Advisor for Air Mobility Command, and USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Jim Finch, SENIOR Enlisted Advisor for Air Combat Command, stands to the right of the CMSAF

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters (l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force flight nurse Captain Heidi Hoyt (second from left) from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, takes time out from a training exercise to discuss the multiple deployements of her unit to Bosnia and the Middle East with US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr., Commander, TRANSCOM/Air Mobility Command, as US Air Force Colonel G. Vaden Blackwood (right), Commander 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, looks on

US Air Force flight nurse Captain Heidi Hoyt (second from left) from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Audrey Ray (left), 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) administrator, holds a chart while US Air Force Colonel G. Vaden Blackwood (center), Commander, a 43rd AES, explains the sequence of events normally occurring during an aeromedical evacuation to US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr. (right) Commander, TRANSCOM/Air Mobility Squadron, during GEN Robertson's visit to Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Audrey Ray (left), 43rd Aeromedical Evacua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

Family Support Center director Faye Smith shows US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr. (right) Commander, TRANSCOM/Air Mobility Command, the plans for the future Family Support Center as US Air Force Colonel Paul M. Royko (background), 43rd Support Group Commander, observes

Family Support Center director Faye Smith shows US Air Force General C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

An employee from All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, uses a heavy crane power cutter to sever the tail and fuselage section of a USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska during salvage operations. The aircraft is being scrapped for salvage after sitting on the ramp at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina for nearly one year. All American was contracted to salvage the aircraft, which was damaged in a landing accident on September 02, 1997

An employee from All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

The new tail marking of the 43rd Airlift Wing diagonally splits the blue of the 2nd Airlift Squadron and the green of the 41st Airlift Squadron, and replaces the individual squadron emblems with the shield of the 43rd Airlift Wing. The aft-tilted white POPE and the speed lines remain the same

The new tail marking of the 43rd Airlift Wing diagonally splits the bl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

US Air Force personnel STAFF Sergeant David Hammer, 43rd Transportation Squadron, checks the oil in a vehicle at his Forward Operating Location (FOL) at Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina. Some of the numerous vehicles used in Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 were flown to the camp from Pope Air Force Base on 43rd Airlift Wing C-130s, while others were driven from Pope Air Force Base to conserve aviation fuel

US Air Force personnel STAFF Sergeant David Hammer, 43rd Transportatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Weaver (center) walks to his fuel truck to start the fuel pumping to another customer for the 43rd Supply Squadron Fuels Section. STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tommy Tallent, 43rd Security Forces Squadron, mans the nozzles as SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Patrick Junge watches from the turret. The 43rd Supply Squadron Fuels Flight transported JP-8 fuel in nine R11 refueling trucks, and also dispensed approximately 7800 gallons of diesel and 2400 gallons of mogas

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Weaver (center) walks to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

The C-130s approach the end of the taxiway and turn toward the runway. Prior to engine start personnel scour the grassed area beside the taxiway. This is to insure no foreign or loose objects are present to cause possible engine or aircraft damage

The C-130s approach the end of the taxiway and turn toward the runway....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, along with crew members from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, prepare to load an MJ-1 bomb loader onto a C-5B on the Green Ramp in the early morning hours. The loader along with numerous other pieces of support equipment and 60 23rd Fighter Group personnel, deployed to the Kosovo area of operations to maintain and support four A-10A Warthog Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft of the 23rd FG that departed Pope AFB the previous morning

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

As a crane lifts the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter, an M246 all-terrain truck equipped with a boom and winch controls the rate of roll via the cables seen leading off to the right, while personnel pull on the orange nylon strap attached to the sponson on the bottom to swing the aircraft upright. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

As a crane lifts the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

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