The Fayetteville Observer is reporting, HERE, that Fort Bragg Brigadier General James Scanlan, commander of the 440th Airlift Wing operating out of Pope Field, has sent an e-mail out to the troops that does not offer encouragement for believing that the unit will survive past the end of this year.

The 440th flies the C-130 cargo aircraft, and provides about one quarter of all airlifts flown out of Fort Bragg.