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  • Shiloh West Housing undergoes demolition

    July 12 marked a historic day at Scott and the Shiloh West housing community as the demolition of about 248 homes began. "The demolition phase should be completed near September," said Danny Storey, Construction Oversight Senior Inspector for MACTEC Engineering and Consulting Inc. "We are scheduled to begin construction of 140 new homes near

  • Heritage to Horizons

    Scott Air Force Base hosted its 2007 Air Show, Heritage to Horizons, celebrating the history, spirit and power of military aviation Saturday and Sunday. This year's event, in conjunction with Air Force Week, helped celebrate 60 years of the U.S. Air Force and 90 years of Scott Field. Scott opened its gates to the public at 9 a.m. Each day's flying

  • Special Needs Show

    Scott Air Force Base hosted a special air show on Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. for senior citizens and developmentally/physically disabled individuals. Friday's air show offered those who would otherwise not be able to attend and enjoy the event due to the large crowds, a rare inside look at their United States military by highlighting the best and

  • Air Force Week

    Air Force Week St. Louis was July 2 to 8 celebrating the Air Force and its servicemembers achievements throughout the year. Air Force Week hosted in St. Louis consisted of many events honoring AF servicemembers, from Frontier and major league baseball games, USAF Band of Mid-America concerts to an open house here July 7 and 8. Air Force Week

  • Tactical Response Training

    Thursday members of the Illinois State Police Tatical Response Team and the 375th Security Forces Squadron took part in a joint exercise in the Shiloh housing. The exercise helped build 375th SFS servicemembers skills in entering and clearing a facility and also added in building synergy with an experienced law enforcement partner. "In wake of the

  • AMC commander's Fourth of July safety message

    To my fellow Airmen celebrating this July Fourth holiday around the globe, thank you for your sacrifice. Two hundred and thirty-one years ago, brave patriots very much like you created our nation ... the land of the free. As you proudly wear those broad stripes and bright stars on your uniforms, you serve as a beacon of hope to those in need and a
  • Alexandra Foster, 4, a member of the Scott community, takes time from the many activities to enjoy a hot dog during Friday's Match Up Family Picnic.

    Match Up Family Fun Day Picnic

    The Match Up Family Fun Day Picnic hosted by the 375th Services Squadron was held on Friday and ran from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The picnic an annual event, which provided a kick off to the Match Up game offered free food, entertainment and a variety of activities to Joint Total Force Scott and their families it was also an alternate duty location for

  • Air Show Safety

    The clock is ticking and the countdown has begun for Scott's Air Show 2007 "Heritage to the Horizons" on July 7 and 8. In order to ensure the security of everyone, all guests will be required to pass through security checkpoints at the base gates and the flightline entrance. In order to help clarify what items are permitted and not permitted, the

  • Moneywise

    Moneywise in the Military a free event was held 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Scott Club sponsored by the DoD, Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Airman Family Readiness Center. The event featured keynote speaker Kelvin Boston, host of the award-winning PBS financial literacy series Moneywise and financial author of "Who is Afraid to be a

  • Salute to Scott Saturday

    The city of O'Fallon and the O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 13th annual Salute to Scott  Day Saturday at the O'Fallon  Community Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Salute to Scott Day honors and strengthens the relationship between  the base and the citizens of O'Fallon. "We hold this event every year to show our continued appreciation
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