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  • A season to celebrate, reach out to others

    Each year at this time, around the world, celebrations and merry-making hit a high note. In North America, what we now know as Christmas has become both a secular holiday as well as religious. Many traditions of the season have been gathered together from many peoples, other religions and various

  • Wing Commander Q&A: EPRs, Compressed Schedule and Gate Guard Volunteers

    Here is the next round of Q&As from my most recent Commander’s Call.I posted these responses and previous Q&A to our wing Sharepoint site and our public website, www.scott.af.mil, for future access and review.Please keep the questions coming!Here is the next round of Q&As from my most recent

  • Wing Commander Q&A: Golf Course, Parkour Gym and Scott Speaker Series

    Here is the next round of Q&As from my most recent Commander’s Call.I posted these responses and previous Q&A to our wing Sharepoint site and our public website, www.scott.af.mil, for future access and review.Please keep the questions coming!INSTALLATION & FACILITIESCan we close the golf course and

  • Consider these tips preparing for cold and flu season

    It’s cold and flu season. It is very likely that at least half of your family will be affected by some sort of cold virus this winter and spring by culprits like Adenovirus, Influenza A or B, and Rhinovirus.Symptoms can assume a spectrum of severity from one-two days of malaise, minimal upper

  • Wing Commander Q&A: 'Force of the Future' Initiatives, FPCON and CDC Hours

    Here is the next round of Q&As from my most recent Commander’s Call.I posted these responses and previous Q&A to our wing Sharepoint site and our public website, www.scott.af.mil, for future access and review.Please keep the questions coming!PERSONNEL ISSUESWhat is actually happening with the “Force

  • The torn shoulder that saved my life

    July 2015 - I woke one morning with left shoulder pain.  It progressively got worse.  My insurance company wouldn’t pay for an MRI until I completed physical therapy.  I did.  Three months later, I was still in pain.  My insurance company finally authorized an MRI to help diagnose my problem.  Turns

  • My journey through breast cancer

    July 11, 2016 - It should have been a very happy day for both my husband and myself; it was our 13 year anniversary. However, on this day I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 46. To say the least, I was shocked, devastated, and scared to death. My journey started the next day with a