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  • Air Force Junior ROTC program approved for Mascoutah High School

    The halls of Mascoutah High School will become even more "Air Force blue" in August when the first group of Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets begins aerospace education classes. The JROTC program - applied for in August 2006 - was verbally approved recently by officials at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, with formal

  • Scott IT experts improve network security, save money

    At first it may sound like a contradiction: leave computers on at night to save the Air Force money. But that is exactly what Scott computer users, and soon users across Air Mobility Command and the Air Force, are being asked to do. Users will be asked to restart their computers at the end of the day and turn off only monitors and peripherals. The

  • Community shows support for Joint Total Force Scott Airmen

    Joint Total Force Scott dormitory members gathered at Bel-Air Bowl when the city of Belleville hosted an afternoon of food, fun and bowling Saturday. The Belle-Scott Committee, going on its 57th year relationship with Scott Air Force Base sponsored the event. The event gave Airmen a little insight into the city of Belleville. Local restaurants
  • SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Chief Master Sgt. James Suttles, 375th Airlift Wing command chief, speaks to enlisted servicemmebers at the Global Reach Planning Center Jan. 22. Chief Suttles spoke about effective study habits and how to achieve higher scores on promotion and Career Development Course testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mildred Guevara)

    Developing the military’s future leaders

    Servicemembers from across Joint Total Force Scott gathered at the Global Reach Planning Center where Chief Master Sgt. James Suttles, 375th Airlift Wing command chief, hosted a "Strategies That Result In Promotion Every-time" briefing Jan. 22. STRIPE is a program developed by Chief Suttles that provides up and coming servicemembers strategies for

  • USTRANSOM components move 10,000,000 tons

    The U.S. Transportation Command reached a massive milestone. The command and its components, Air Mobility Command, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and Military Sealift Command, have moved more than 10 million tons of cargo in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraq Freedom between October 2001 and January 2008. "We ship
  • Senior Airman Cody Pinion and Airman First Class Brian J. Young, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, prepare a Global Positioning System survey rover to accurately plot unmarked roads for a base map Jan. 17 at a Southwest Asia air base. Airman Pinion is deployed from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. and Airman Young is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)

    On the road again

  • SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley greets Senior Master Sgt. Larry Williams, Tanker Airlift Control Center acting first sergeant, during a visit ot Scott Air Force Base's Bud Andres Airman Leadership School Jan. 18. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Gilliand)

    CMSAF focuses on Airmen development

    The Air Force's top enlisted leader emphasized the importance of each Airman's contributions, as well as their responsibilities in the development of their Airmen and their own careers during an enlisted call at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Jan. 18. Echoing the sentiments of the three Air Force priorities, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
  • SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Tech. Sgt. Richard Reed, 375th Security Forces Squadron security forces trainer, shows fellow 375th Airlift Wing servicemembers who are playing the role of terrorists how to properly charge their weapons before a simulated attack on 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Lovelady)

    Fight the Base exercise changes face of typical defenders

    Members of the 375th Mission Support Group defended the base against simulated attackers during the fifth Fight the Base exercise Jan. 11 to 15. "Intelligence drops started Friday, which signaled a build up to something occurring on the base," said Master Sgt. Neal Thurston, 375th Security Forces Squadron security forces training NCO in charge. "On
  • SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. Patriots Landing Housing is one of the many new housing options available through the recent base housing extended eligibility changes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Lovelady)

    Opportunity is knocking at your door

    Opportunity is knocking for members of the Guard and Reserve, single servicemembers and geographic 'bachelors', civil service and military not assigned to Scott Air Force base who are applying for housing. The Pinnacle Realty Management Company has recently opened housing to these audiences. "Expanded eligibility means we can now take care of more

  • AF leaders answer Airman Battle Uniform cold-weather gear questions

    The recent cold weather has left many Airmen scratching their heads about what jacket, and other cold weather gear, is authorized to wear with the new Airman Battle Uniform. In answer to those questions, Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel, empowered commanders to use their discretion to authorize the
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