Pope Air Force Base

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Pope Air Force Base was a major United States Air Force installation in North Carolina known for its close association with Fort Bragg and its role in airborne and special operations airlift missions.

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Pope Air Force Base canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force base
military installation
adjacentTo Fort Bragg
aircraftOperated A-10 Thunderbolt II
C-119 Flying Boxcar
C-123 Provider
C-130 Hercules
associatedWith 82nd Airborne Division
XVIII Airborne Corps
conflictSupported Korean War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Vietnam War
World War II
controlledBy Air Combat Command
Air Mobility Command
Tactical Air Command
country United States
dateRedesignated 2011
elevation approximately 217 feet
FAAcode POB
garrison 23rd Fighter Group
43rd Air Base Wing
43rd Airlift Wing
Pope Field tenant units
hostedUnit 23rd Fighter Group
43rd Airlift Wing
Air Force Reserve Command units
linked to: Air Force Reserve

Air National Guard units
linked to: Air National Guard
IATAcode POB
ICAOcode KPOB
locatedIn Cumberland County, North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
namedAfter Harley Halbert Pope
linked to: Harley H. Pope
operator United States Air Force
partOf Fort Bragg
previousName Pope Field
role major airlift installation
support base for Army airborne forces
runwayLength approximately 8,500 feet
status redesignated as Pope Field
usedFor air mobility operations
airborne operations support
close air support
special operations airlift
tactical airlift
training

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Pope Army Airfield formerlyKnownAs Pope Air Force Base
subject linked to: POB
Pope Army Airfield formerlyKnownAs Pope Air Force Base
subject linked to: KPOB
Pope Field formerlyKnownAs Pope Air Force Base