Merger With Fort Bragg
In the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Plan, the Department of Defense started its plan to realign Pope AFB, NC. The plan called for moving the 23d Fighter Group’s 36 A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthogs) to Moody AFB, Georgia and the 43d Airlift Wing's 25 C-130E's to Little Rock AFB, Arkansas.
On March 1, 2011, Pope Air Force Base was absorbed into Fort Bragg, becoming Pope Field.
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