Thursday, March 23, 2023

Pope returns to command Keesler

Colonel Billy Pope returned to Keesler AFB, Miss., to take command of the 81st Training Wing in an assumption of command ceremony on March 23. Pope and his family were previously stationed at KAFB when he served as the 81st Communications Squadron's commander from June 2014 to July 2016. Pope was commissioned in 2001 through the AFROTC at the University of Redlands. He has served in numerous capacities within the Communications and Cyber Operations career fields. Pope previously commanded at the group level and has held positions at service headquarters, joint combatant command, major command, and installation levels globally. He comes to Keesler from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where he was serving as both 688th Cyberspace Wing Intelligence and Operations, director and 690th Cyberspace Operations Group commander. Pope is the 50th commander to lead the installation since its activation in 1941. (KAFB 03/23/23)

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