Latest "Pope Army Airfield" stories

Air Force’s first female special tactics officer earns coveted scarlet beret

The female airman faces about another year of advanced skills training before she is assigned to an operational unit.

By Rachel S. Cohen

9 months ago

Air Force Special Tactics and Combat Rescue Officer candidates participate in a pool training session while a cadre member evaluates them as part of assessment and selection at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 24, 2021. STO/CRO selection is an arduous process, which screens candidates to become leaders in the elite Air Force Special Warfare community, leading global access, precision strike and personnel recovery. (Tech. Sgt. Rose Gudex/Air Force)

Air Force accused of pushing woman through elite commando training after she quit, spurring investigation

The claims are incorrect or missing important context, said Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command. But he has called for the service's inspector general to investigate.

By Rachel S. Cohen and Kyle Rempfer

15 months ago

Pope Airfield needs tens of millions in repairs for the paratroopers and spec ops units who use it

But lawmakers are worried Fort Bragg’s lift capabilities are being underfunded after “a recent Army audit found its airfields as being the poorest infrastructure in the Army."

By Kyle Rempfer

3 years ago

Remains of paratrooper killed in Afghanistan returned to Fort Bragg

The remains of a paratrooper who was killed a week ago in Afghanistan have been returned to his family in the U.S.

3 years ago

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