April 14, 2021 Scott showcases 375th AMW to AMC leaders U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, and their spouses visited the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 8-9, 2021, to see the wing’s capabilities and recognize Airmen who deliver
June 17, 2019 457th Airlift Squadron inactivates, celebrates history SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- As members both past and present watched the 457th Airlift Squadron’s guidon be rolled up and stored away at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland as part of an inactivation ceremony on June 14, they knew a proud and storied history went with it.“Getting to command a squadron as
March 19, 2019 458th AS welcomes Girl Scouts, ROTC cadets The 458th Airlift Squadron hosts a tour of their C-21 hangar for local Girl Scouts and students with the Scott AFB Homeschool Association, March 15, 2019, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The children got the opportunity to tour a C-21 aircraft and hear stories from pilots with the 458th AS. (U.S. Air
March 6, 2019 Scott AFB modernizes C-21 fleet with avionics upgrades SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Scott Air Force Base is celebrating 35 years of C-21 operations this year and highlighting this achievement is a major avionics upgrade to the fleet. One by one, Scott’s 10 C-21s are flying to Wichita, Kansas, to receive new avionics and communications suites that will
Feb. 12, 2019 Cougar den The 458th Airlift Squadron hosts 7 C-21 aircraft inside a hangar at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois on Feb. 9, 2019. A $38 million avionics upgrade for the fleet is underway and a consolidation effort is moving four aircraft from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to join Scott’s 10 C-21s by late summer,
Jan. 31, 2019 C-21 community celebrates ‘Year of the Lear’ with consolidation, avionics upgrades After 35 years of C-21 operations, mobility Airmen are celebrating 2019 as “the Year of the Lear” with upgrades for the airframe and changes within the units that fly it.
Oct. 30, 2017 Scott launches its first Mission Defense Team Scott’s first Mission Defense Team was launched Oct. 16 when a group of Airmen from the 375th Communications Support Squadron searched for ways to better protect the 458th Airlift Squadron C-21s from potential cyber vulnerabilities during a flight.MDT’s were first introduced in 2014 as part of the