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  • Scott AFB Strengthens Readiness Through Base Defense Training

    Airmen from across the base participated in the Airman Base Defense Course, Sept. 9–12, a program designed to prepare Airmen fromother career fields to support installation defense as augmentees.By training Airmen from multiple specialties, the ABDC strengthens Scott AFB’s overallreadiness while

  • Celebrating Team Scott's Honorary Commanders

    For 23 members of Team Scott’s Honorary Commander Program, their two-year program came to a close during a graduation event, Sept. 16. The program pairs commanders from across the installation with local civic leaders to strengthen relationships and provide a deeper understanding of the Air Force

  • Fitness Augmentee Program strengthens testing, supports rapid mobility

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – The Fitness Assessment Cell at Scott AFB launched a Fitness Augmentee Program Sept. 2 to elevate fitness standards and bolster mission readiness.As the 12th Air Task Force at Scott prepares for a large-scale deployment to the U.S. Central Command, the FAC saw a need to

  • Team Scott stands united to remember Sept. 11, 2001

    This morning, Scott Air Force Base hosted a Patriots Day 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and aboard Flight 93, which crashed in a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001.Servicemembers, families, and

  • Scott AFB recipient of EPA, Frey Farms food donation partnership

    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin joined forces with the CEO of Frey Farms, Sarah Frey, to bring over 20 pallets of produce to Scott AFB as part of a nation-wide collaboration to reduce food waste.Airmen and their families here were treated to hundreds of free watermelon, corn and pumpkins and their

  • Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies

    Last week, the 375th Air Mobility Wing Inspector General office collaborated with A6A Associates to conduct a full-scale public health emergency exercise here at Scott.A6A Associates, a consulting and training firm specializing in emergency management and healthcare preparedness, led the event as

  • Ready to deploy: 12th Air Task Force achieves final certification

    The 12th Air Task Force achieved its final certification on August 18, 2025, after successfully completing Bamboo Eagle 25-3. This accomplishment not only validates the unit’s readiness for its upcoming U.S. Central Command deployment but is also sets the standard as one of the first Air Task Forces