April 9, 2024 Scott AFB and Lajes Field win 2024 Air Force Innkeeper Award JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force announced Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and Lajes Field, Azores, as the 2024 Air Force Innkeeper Award winners April 4, for best lodging operations in the large and small categories, respectively. “The winning installations
March 26, 2024 56 ARS Supports Combat Cardinal 2024 Aircrew from the 56th Air Refueling Squadron supported Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing during a readiness exercise called “Combat Cardinal,” at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, March 13, 2024.
March 19, 2024 ‘Combat Cardinal 2024’ rehearses home station, deployed readiness Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing demonstrated their readiness skills during a combined mobility and mission assurance exercise called “Combat Cardinal,” which took place March 7 - 15. Combat Cardinal was divided into two efforts: “Cardinal Sword” exercised the ability to rapidly deploy to
Feb. 26, 2024 18th Air Force commander tours Scott AFB Major General Corey J. Martin, 18th Air Force commander, took a tour of Scott Air Force Base during the 375th Air Mobility Wing’s second monthly Wing Readiness Day, Feb. 22, 2024.
Feb. 8, 2024 Scott AFB eWAPS Testing Site The Scott Air Force Base Scott Education and Training Center will officially change to an electronic Weighted Airman Promotion System testing site, February 15, 2024.Starting with the CY24 E6 promotion cycle, Airmen participating in the 2024 technical sergeant promotion cycles will be the first to
Feb. 7, 2024 375th LRS Port Dawgs assist in Humanitarian Aid to Honduras On Feb. 6, another delivery of humanitarian aid to Honduras marked another successfulutilization of the Department of Defense Denton Program, showcasing its dedication toglobal assistance and cooperation.
Feb. 1, 2024 Temporary Road Closure of Seibert Road due to MetroLink Construction Beginning the week of February 12, between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be intermittent, 15-20 minute, closures of all lanes (east and west bound traffic) of Seibert Road for the placement of steel beams for a rail and bike bridge over Seibert Road. During these road closures, Old IL-158 will be
Jan. 24, 2024 Scott AFB successfully hot-pit refuels F-35 for the first time, gains certification Scott Air Force Base recently hosted a pair of F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 388th Fighter Wing based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, as a part of an Air Force-wide push to expand hot-pit refueling capabilities, Jan. 18, 2024.
Jan. 10, 2024 Scott AFB honors MLK’s birthday with a panel discussion featuring local civil rights activist Reginald E. Petty, a friend of significant Civil Rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a cornerstone in Black American history himself, was a guest speaker and panelist at a panel discussion in honor of Dr. King’s birthday observance on Scott Air Force Base, Jan. 9, 2024.The other
Jan. 9, 2024 SEAC Troy Black addresses Team Scott Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Troy Black, was featured at an all-call today at Scott Air Force Base. He shared insights on the strategic direction of today’s military and the vital roles of its joint force.