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The Fight Over the 440th: A North Carolina Now Special

Season 2015 Episode 1083 | 26m 51s  | Video has closed captioning.

Jeff Smith takes an in-depth look at the 440th Air Lift Wing at Pope Army Air Field - which has a long history with the 82nd Airborne & Fort Bragg. In 2014, the US Air Force announced plans to deactivate the unit. Jeff takes us behind the scenes & to the front lines of the grass roots effort to save the only full-time Air Force Wing on the base.

Aired: 05/06/15

Rating: NR

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