Feb. 7, 2008 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
Feb. 7, 2008 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
Feb. 6, 2008 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
Jan. 25, 2008 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
Jan. 25, 2008 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
Jan. 25, 2008 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.
Jan. 25, 2008 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
Jan. 25, 2008 Football Frenzy participant wins trip to Pro Bowl The Scott Club announced the Air Force wide grand prize winner of the Sunday Football Frenzy contest Jan. 14. George Rafeedie, a retiree, was selected from a field of more than 10,000 Air Force club members to attend the National Football League's Pro Bowl in Honolulu Feb. 10. The eligibility
Jan. 25, 2008 The opportunity of a lifetime Eighty staff and technical sergeants and civilian attendees from around the Air Force attended the Phoenix Stripe conference held here Jan. 7 to Friday. The Phoenix Stripe program is a highly selective, professional development program geared toward providing attendees with an operational overview