Feb. 4, 2015 Military Saves Campaign promotes healthy finances Military Saves Week, Feb. 23-28, is an annual opportunity for installations and organizations to promote good financial savings behavior and a chance for servicemembers and their families to assess their own saving status.Lona Berndt, Airman and Family Readiness Center Community Readiness
Feb. 4, 2015 Sergeant rescues puppy while deployed in Kuwait When Staff Sgt. Arin Vickers returns home to Scott in a few months, she will have a new furry family member waiting for her that she rescued during her current deployment in Kuwait.Vickers found the terrier mix and his two siblings abandoned on the side of the road. The 435th Supply Chain Operations
Feb. 4, 2015 New flightline entry procedures In an effort to streamline operations on Scott Air Force Base's flightline, the 375th Security Forces Squadron has made some changes to its access procedures.The Heritage Gate, at Hangar Road and Heritage Drive, will now remain permanently closed. Those who have been vetted and are authorized to
Jan. 28, 2015 'Biggest Loser' contest begins The Biggest Loser Eight-Week Challenge kicked off Jan. 23 as Team Scott members weighed in.In the challenge, teams of two to five people compete against each other for a prize. The prize goes to the team that has the highest percentage of weight loss as a team and as an individual."This gives people
Jan. 28, 2015 Spouse finds inspiration, works through challenges for weight loss There are many things that keep one from going to the gym. It could be a busy schedule or a lack of enjoyment from exercise. But 26-year-old Jessi McNulty relishes the health improvements she sees in the gym. Despite having to work around her temporal lobe epilepsy, a condition she has lived with
Jan. 28, 2015 Counting calories: one couple's journey to healthy living When Master Sgt. Scott Stuehrenberg transitioned from being an active flyer to an office worker, he packed on an extra 15 pounds, which led to failing the waist measurement portion of the physical fitness test. Instead of blaming the test's standards for his failure, he looked at himself and
Jan. 27, 2015 Scott Airmen train on Transport Isolation System Members of the 375th and 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons here began familiarization training on a Transport Isolation System Monday, which was unveiled to the world Jan. 23. The TIS, which was unveiled after 60 days of planning, developing and testing, provides the Department of Defense with
Jan. 21, 2015 View from the ground: Unit keeps runway safe, organized Keeping Scott's flightline safe and functional is not a small task, but the men and women who work the 375th Operations Squadron airfield management's operations desk are up to the challenge.The operations desk is located in Hangar 1, where members have 24/7 access to monitor flight operations and
Jan. 21, 2015 Life and work of Dr. King celebrated at luncheon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, life and work were honored during a luncheon Jan. 14 at the Scott Club. The theme for this year's celebration was "Remember, celebrate and act; it is a day on ... not a day off.""These types of events are important to hold every year because people kind of forget,"
Jan. 21, 2015 Local Fallen Airman to be Honored at Air Force Museum A dedication ceremony for a local fallen Airman and his wounded wingman will take place Jan. 23 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.The ceremony will showcase a new exhibit made up of Senior Airman Bradley Smith's and Senior Airman Michael Malarsie