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  • 18th AF visits

    As a resident of the Scott Air Force Base community, the 18th Air Force commander knows exactly why the 375th Airlift Wing is Air Mobility Command's showcase wing. So when Maj. Gen. James Hawkins and his wife Linda visited the wing Friday, they focused on the Airmen who make global mobility happen. The day began with a medal ceremony for two Scott

  • 'Campus Concept' is a hit

    Local mayors, chamber members and 375th Airlift Wing leadership gathered Friday in Dormitory 1820's day room to discuss the transitioning of Scott's dorms into a "campus concept." "The main focus of 'campus concept' is to start our young Airmen off on the right foot," said Col. Alan Hunt, 375th Airlift Wing commander. "When I attended school at the

  • Area leaders approve joint land use study

    Leaders from O'Fallon, Shiloh, Mascoutah, MidAmerica Airport and St. Clair County met Friday with Col. Alan Hunt, 375th Airlift Wing commander to officially sign and approve a request for a Joint Land Use Study for the area around the base. St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern, Mascoutah Mayor Jerry Daugherty, O'Fallon Mayor Gary Graham and
  • U.S. military personnel load a patient onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Feb. 6. (U.S. Air Force Photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. Alysia Harvey)

    375th MDOS personnel help evacuate Amercian volunteers injured in Honduras

    Servicemembers assigned to the 375th Medical Operations Squadron performing duties at a forward operating base in Honduras helped medically evacuate American volunteers after a bus crash near the village of Mal Pais, Honduras, Feb. 6. Three people died and 10 others suffered head trauma and broken bones when their bus rolled over in a remote part
  • Airman 1st Class Louie Floresca, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron, readies his weapon during a recent FTB/RTB exercise.

    Fight the base, Recover the base

    Fight the base. Recover the base. Win the war! Not only is this the new 'rally cry' for the 375th Mission Support Group, but it is also the concept behind a benchmark program at Scott Air Force Base aimed at changing the way the Air Force thinks, trains and operates. The idea for Fight the Base and Recover the Base first came to Col. Brad Spacy,
  • Gen. Duncan McNabb, Air Mobility Command commander, Lt. Gen. John Bradley, Air Force Reserve Command commander, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ron Marcotte, Boeing representative, Col. Maryanne Miller, 932nd Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Al Hunt, 375th Airlift Wing commander, descend the staircase of Scott Air Force Base’s newest aircraft, the C-40C, Monday. This is the first of three C-40Cs to be welcomed by the 932nd AW. The new aircraft will exponentially increase the wing’s distinguished visitor transport mission, which includes airlifting dignitaries including the first lady, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, senators, congressmen and other military and government officials.

    932nd recieves first of three new aircraft

    The skies above Scott Air Force Base got a new look Monday when the 932nd Airlift Wing welcomed the C-40C to its inventory. The wing, the only Air Force Reserve unit in the state of Illinois with a flying mission, received the first of three brand new aircraft to augment its mission of transporting distinguished visitors. Before Monday, the 932nd

  • New aircraft on the flightline

    The skies above Scott Air Force Base got a new look Monday when the 932nd Airlift Wing welcomed the C-40C to its inventory. The wing, the only Air Force Reserve unit in the state of Illinois with a flying mission, received the first of three brand new aircraft to augment its mission of transporting distinguished visitors. Before Monday, the 932nd

  • Tops in Blue bring the love to Scott

    "What's love got to do with it?" That's what the Air Force's premier show team, Tops in Blue, tried to answer during free show for all members of Joint Total Force Scott in Hangar 1 Friday. With stage lights, scenery and first-class performers, the hangar was transformed into a concert hall. "These 31 Airmen have worked hard for months to bring an

  • Squadron commander takes on challenges at work and on the soccer field

    Both before and during his Air Force career, soccer has been a major part of life for Lt. Col. Gerard Mosley, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander. A culminating moment in Colonel Mosley's long history with the game came on October 21, 2006, as his number six soccer jersey was retired in front of friends, teammates and family on the soccer

  • CSA Consolidation

    Client Support Administration is moving towards a consolidated environment. With the CSA numbers dwindling, the goal is to consolidate CSA services for customers to be successful in the post Program Budget Decision 720 environment. CSA consolidating makes sense for several reasons. First, with the manpower reductions as a result of PBD 720,
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