Pope AFB, North Carolina

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Officially established by the War Department in 1919, Pope AFB ranks as one of the oldest installations in the Air Force. It is named after First Lieutenant Harley Halbert Pope who was killed on January 7, 1919, when the JN-4 Jenny he was flying with Sergeant Walter W. Fleming crashed into the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville.

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 American armed forces to humanitarian missions flown all over the world. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on the north end of Fort Bragg, Pope AFB is the home of the 43rd Airlift Wing.

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