April 15, 2015 Seeds for growth: Outdoor Recreation hosts gardening class Outdoor Recreation offered a gardening clinic April 11, where the president of the Lebanon Gardening Club taught the basics to Scott community members on their way to becoming avid green thumbs.Jonathan Svoboda, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, covered the different methods of growing plants
April 15, 2015 VA opens claims office at Scott The Department of Veterans Affairs formally opened a new Compensation and Pension Clinic here April 10. Marking the first memorandum of agreement between the VA St. Louis Health Care System and Scott Air Force Base, the Compensation and Pension Clinic is located on the fifth floor of the Scott AFB
April 15, 2015 Room at Keesler AFB named in honor of O’Fallon veteran Long-time O'Fallon, Illinois resident, Retired Col. Derrel "DY" Dempsey, was recently recognized for his career achievements with the dedication of a conference room in his honor at the Air Force's air traffic control school at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.The 334th Training Squadron hosted
April 8, 2015 Pediatrician cares for kids at Scott Air Force Base Military children are celebrated each April during the Month of the Military Child. April is also Military Children's Health Month.At the 375th Medical Group, four pediatricians and a nurse practitioner work each day to ensure the health of military children is maintained.One of those pediatricians,
April 8, 2015 Auditorium renovations complete, open for use The Library Auditorium is back in business after four months of renovations.Starting today, with a 375th Air Mobility Wing commander's call, the Library Auditorium is open to hold professional development seminars, meetings, morale events and other base-affiliated functions.Jorge De La Vega, 375th
April 8, 2015 Scott dubs ‘Biggest Loser’ After Weight Loss Competition Three-hundred and nine individuals, who participated in the Biggest Loser competition, weighed-in to find out who made the biggest advances in losing the pounds.The result was a total weight loss of 2,112.2 pounds, 904.8 pounds more weight lost than 2014's competition. The winners are:Individual:
April 8, 2015 Kick-off for SAPR month sets tone of action Col. Kyle Kremer, 375th Air Mobility Wing Commander, signed a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Month proclamation April 1, dedicating efforts of everyone in Team Scott to prevent sexual assault and support victims.The signing of the proclamation signifies the importance of keeping the issue of
April 8, 2015 AMC names Honor Guard Member of the Year Tech. Sgt. Thomas Diehl, Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard NCOIC, was selected as the 2014 Air Mobility Command Honor Guard Member of the Year.During his time leading the largest honor guard in AMC, he and his team provided honors for 2,311 fallen veterans, three of whom were active duty, in a
April 1, 2015 Equal Opportunity Director receives NAACP award Freddy Hatley, 375th Air Mobility Wing Director of Equal Opportunity, was awarded the NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award for 2015 at Scott Air Force Base.Hatley distinguished himself as Director of Equal Opportunity from July 1, 2013, to March 31, 2015. According to the award, the outstanding
April 1, 2015 Conference will address mental health for veterans, families Stress, trauma, deadlines, financial difficulties, and deployments are all experiences military members and their families could possibly encounter and are common causes of mental health problems.To address mental health issues, Operation Honor is organizing its second annual "No Family Left Behind"