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  • Coping with stress

    Stress is a common condition experienced by almost everyone at one point or another. If stress becomes overwhelming, however, it can lead to life changing behavior and serious illness. April is Stress Awareness Month and focuses on educating people about stress and what they can do to keep it from negatively impacting their lives. “Stress is

  • Base Hospital Closure

    As of Oct. 1 2006, the medical services provided to the Scott Air Force Base community will begin to undergo major changes because of recommendations by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure commission and Air Force Medical Service force restructuring. There will be no change in the medical services available to Team Scott, only changes to how they

  • Presidential volunteer award winners

    As servicemembers in the United States Air Force, one of the Core Values is “Excellence in All We Do”. Tech. Sgt. Geofrey Bambic and Dawn Maier of the 375th Medical Group exemplify this by earning the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Sergeant Bambic and Ms. Maier earned this award at the gold level for dedicating over 2,000 hours of volunteer
  • Team Scott members mix the grog during the 375th Mission Support Group Combat Dining Out held at Hangar One April 22, 2006..

    Noxious Brew

  • Members of the 375th Mission Support Group compete in the low crawl portion of the combat relay during the group's Combat Field Day on April 21, 2006.

    Combat Field Day promotes esprit de corps

    With camouflage face paint applied and “Super Soaker” water guns ready, the seven squadrons who form “The Magnificent Seven” from the 375th Mission Support Group battled in six events last Friday afternoon to determine who would take home the coveted “Combat Field Day Trophy.” Promoting esprit de corps, the “Magnificent Seven” braved the unusually
  • A Scott Expeditionary Combat Skills trainee provides cover for his comrades during the mock convoy portion of the training.

    Deployers gain combat skills, tactics

    The first rule in fighting and winning the Global War on Terrorism is surviving in the combat. Knowledge gained by education and training is the key to mastering that rule. The 375th Security Forces Squadron makes this knowledge available by providing Expeditionary Combat Skills Training to deploying expeditionary forces. Deploying expeditionary
  • SSgt Darryl Gulleckson, 375th SFS, reunites with daughter Krysta following an eight month deployment to Iraq.

    Security Forces return from deployment

    Airmen from the 375th Security Forces Squadron returned Monday from an eight-month deployment. After two months of training in the United States, they served a six-month rotation at Camp Bucca, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. There, servicemembers helped run the largest detention operation in the Department of Defense. Daily routines
  • Capt. Michael Wall, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Chief Master Sgt. Carl Hunsinger, 375th Airlfit Wing command chief master sergeant, facilitate a game of blackjack during their visit to the Quincy Veterans' Home.

    Taking time to remember

    Despite a high-visibility visit, preparation for deployments and the current operational tempo, Team Scott members made time for one of the most important missions military people have - honoring veterans. For the fourth consecutive year, more than 45 volunteers from Scott Air Force Base made their way to the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Quincy
  • Library Director, Sandy Koontz entertains Scott children as she reads a Dr. Suess book at the Base Library during a celebration of Dr. Suess' birthday.

    Paging Dr. Suess

  • 375th Contacting Squadron personnel don chemical warfare gear as they participate in a field training exercise. From left, Tech. Sgt. Michael Davidson, Capt. Zack Saban, and Senior Master Sgt Christal Jackson practice chemical response techniques.

    Contractors test contingency skills

    The 375th Airlift Wing Contracting Squadron took part in a contingency exercise to test their skills Friday. “The purpose of this exercise was to give Airmen who have never deployed an opportunity to experience the pressures and events that take place when overseas,” said Staff Sgt. Robin Mullins, 375 AW/CONS contract specialist. During the
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