Editing Pope Field (section)

{{short description|US military airfield at Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States}}
{{Other uses|Pope Field (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Pope Field 
| ensign = 
| ensign_size =
| native_name = Pope Army Airfield
| partof = [[Fort Bragg]]
| location = 
| nearest_town = [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], [[North Carolina]]
| country = the [[United States of America]]
| image = File:Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division ready their gear prior to a mass parachute jump from Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft during a Joint Operation Access exercise at Pope Field, N.C., o 130624-F-IM476-902.jpg
| alt = Soldiers from the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division prepare for a mass parachute jump from US Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft during a Joint Operation Access exercise at Pope Field in 2013.
| caption = Soldiers from the [[United States Army|US Army]] [[82nd Airborne Division]] prepare for a mass parachute jump from [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules|C-130J Hercules]] during an exercise at Pope Field in 2013.
| image2 = [[File:Air Mobility Command.svg|100px]]
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| type = US Army Air Field
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|10|15|N|79|00|52|W|region:US_North_Carolina_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map = North America # North Atlantic # USA # North Carolina
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| pushpin_relief = y
| pushpin_image = 
| pushpin_label = Pope Field
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_mark = airplane_silhouette.svg
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| ownership = [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]
| operator = US Army / [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]]
| controlledby = US Army / [[Air Mobility Command]]
| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities – radar types etc -->
| site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc -->
| code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US -->
| built = {{Start date|1919}}
| used = 1919 – present <!--{{End date|1946}} -->
| builder = 
| materials = 
| height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter-->
| condition = Operational
| battles = 
| events = [[Green Ramp disaster]] (1994)
| current_commander = <!-- current commander -->
| past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) -->
| garrison = [[43rd Air Mobility Operations Group]] (USAF)
| occupants = <!-- squadrons only -->
| designations = 
| website = [https://www.pope.af.mil/ www.pope.af.mil]
<!-- begin airfield information  -->
| IATA = POB
| ICAO = KPOB
| FAA = POB
| TC = 
| LID = 
| GPS = 
| WMO = 723030
| elevation = {{Convert|66.4 |m|0}}
| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-length = {{Convert|2895.9|m|0}}
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Porous European Mix]]
| r2-number = Assault Strip
| r2-length = {{Convert|914.4|m|0}}
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| h1-number = 
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| airfield_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| airfield_other = <!-- for other sorts of airfield facilities -->
<!--  end airfield information   -->
| footnotes = '''Source:''' [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/1910/00147ad.pdf#nameddest=(POB)|title=Airport Diagram – Pope AAF (KPOB)|date=12 September 2019|website=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-date=19 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919100848/https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/1910/00147AD.PDF#nameddest=(POB)|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
'''Pope Field''' {{airport codes|POB|KPOB|POB}} is a U.S. military facility located {{convert|12|mi|km}} northwest of the [[central business district]] of [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], in [[Spring Lake, North Carolina|Spring Lake]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st37_nc/place/p3764180_spring_lake/DC20BLK_P3764180.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Spring Lake town, NC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-26|page=2 (PDF p. 3/5)|quote=Pope Army Airfield}}</ref> [[Cumberland County, North Carolina]], United States.<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=POB|use=PR|own=MA|site=16723.03*A|name=Pope Field}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 15 November 2012.</ref> Formerly known as '''Pope Air Force Base''', the facility is now operated by the [[U.S. Air Force]] via a [[memorandum of agreement]] (MOA) and an interservices support agreement (ISSA) with the [[U.S. Army]] as part of [[Fort Bragg]].<ref name="US Army 2011">{{cite web |url=https://www.army.mil/article/52441/Fort_Bragg_takes_over_Pope_Air_Force_Base_under_BRAC/ |title=Fort Bragg takes over Pope Air Force Base under BRAC |publisher=[[U.S. Army]] |date=25 February 2011 |quote=Pope Air Force Base becomes Pope Field, an Army operated facility supporting Air Force operations |access-date=20 December 2012 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091655/http://www.army.mil/article/52441/Fort_Bragg_takes_over_Pope_Air_Force_Base_under_BRAC/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="USAF 2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/114084/army-to-assume-responsibility-for-pope-air-force-base/|title=Army to assume responsibility for Pope Air Force Base|date=1 March 2011|publisher=[[U.S. Air Force]]|quote=Pope Air Force Base became Pope Field March 1|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803211959/http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/114084/army-to-assume-responsibility-for-pope-air-force-base/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Observer 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/03/01/1074988 |title=Pope Air Force Base becomes Army's field |work=[[The Fayetteville Observer]] |date=1 March 2011 |quote=Pope Air Force Base officially reverted to its former name and role as Fort Bragg's Pope Field. |access-date=20 December 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304001900/http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/03/01/1074988 |url-status=live }}</ref>