POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, — Airmen in the 43d Air Mobility Squadron Aerial Port here supported Soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division during a joint Large Package Week and Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise held Feb. 5-11. Airmen in the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group at Pope also provided ground support for visiting Air Force aircrews airlifting Soldiers and equipment out of Pope Field during the exercise. Throughout the week, Air Mobility Command crews carried out 173 missions, transporting more than 3,000 paratroopers and million pounds of heavy vehicles, container delive
POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, — Airmen in the 43d Air Mobility Squadron Aerial Port here supported Soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division during a joint Large Package Week and Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise held Feb. 5-11. Airmen in the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group at Pope also provided ground support for visiting Air Force aircrews airlifting Soldiers and equipment out of Pope Field during the exercise. Throughout the week, Air Mobility Command crews carried out 173 missions, transporting more than 3,000 paratroopers and million pounds of heavy vehicles, container delivery systems and other cargo. Airmen in the 43d AMOG here serve as the linchpin for America’s Global Response Force, connecting AMC airlift and Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd ABN DIV, and providing operations, maintenance, Aerial Port, fuels, ground equipment and other support. ( Air Force photo/Marc Barnes)
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