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  • Integrity: It can prevail through all

    Turn on any news channel or look on the internet and the biggest stories all have a common theme: Integrity. Bernie Madoff and his nefarious ponzi scheme took millions of dollars from the United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates, among others. This money was supposed to go toward cadet activities, yet instead went to a plush New

  • Hometown support helps our Airmen

    Four Team Scott Airmen who recently returned from deployments to Kyrgyzstan and Iraq shared their experiences Feb. 19 with a group of community leaders here, and part of their message focused on how hometown support affects the troops overseas. We send hundreds of men and women to these places but we never really get a chance to hear about their

  • The Warrior Spirit

    I am an American Airman. I am a warrior. I have answered my nation's call. Those are the carefully chosen words in the first section of our Airman's Creed, which to me represent the blood of generations of patriots who've come before me and who now serve with me. I think of patriots such as Nathan Hale who at age 21 spoke with great composure

  • Being a good wingman doesn’t come from a manual

    On a recent Monday morning I learned that one of my Airmen was hospitalized. Although his condition was not serious, he would have to stay in the hospital for several nights to receive the treatment needed to bring him back to 100 percent. Like many of us, he is single and has no family here at Scott. However, he did have a wingman by his side

  • Our journey to the 2010 ORI

    The 375th Airlift Wing received its official notification that the Air Mobility Command Inspector General (AMC/IG) will be inspecting us in March of 2010 in what's called an Operational Readiness Inspection, or ORI. ORIs are the "crown jewel" for assuring and validating the readiness of an organization. We have a big job ahead of us in the year to

  • Thank a civilian Airman today

    Anyone who has ties to Scott knows that AMC's Showcase Wing enables combat power with a well integrated team of active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen who deliver world-class support to the warfighter on a daily basis. Civilian wingmen are an often over-looked group of unsung heroes who enable combat power at Scott and in deployed areas,

  • Moral courage and developing combat-ready Airmen

    Part of my responsibility as commander is to ensure we are properly developing combat-ready Airmen who understand, embrace and execute the joint expeditionary mindset and mission. Combatant commanders, those who are leading our men and women at the battlefronts, are trusting that our Airmen have the training and equipment required, and that they

  • We can't afford to lose you

    If you have ever suddenly lost someone close to you, then you know full well the feelings that accompany such a devastating event. First there is shock and numbness, followed by a wave of questions. What happened? How did this happen? How can we go on without them? By the very nature of our work, we expect to be placed in harm's way. We are

  • I am a Ceremonial Guardsman

    On a rainy day in Illinois, family members of a fallen veteran wait near a gravesite for the arrival of their deceased relative. Not a sound is uttered. A hearse pulls up and an elderly woman wearing a black veil exits the vehicle and joins her family. Out of the silence the low groan of military cadence fills the air. Six Airmen step in perfect

  • Casseroles and care for our wounded servicemembers

    Friday, Jan. 16, may have started out like any other day for Tech. Sgt. Adam Page, a nutritional medicine specialist with the 375th Medical Group here, but by 5 p.m. he had coordinated home-cooked meals for the first of three waves of patients who would be staying with us throughout the weekend. In all, there were more than 60 patients, fresh from
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