Nov. 26, 2014 Hearts Apart Thanksgiving Dinner Servicemembers' families sat down at the Nightingale Inn dining facility to enjoy a meal sponsored by the Airman and Family Readiness Center's Hearts Apart program Nov. 14 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Hearts Apart is a program developed for deploying servicemembers' families.The Thanksgiving
Nov. 25, 2014 Team Scott members volunteer in the classroom Recently 24 Team Scott volunteers served as role models to 379 students at Gordon D. Bush Elementary School in East St. Louis as part of the Junior Achievement Program.The purpose of Junior Achievement is to educate and inspire young students by teaching lessons about work readiness,
Nov. 25, 2014 Don’t fly the coop—stop turkey-day fires before they start Many families will be sharing Thanksgiving Day meals together today, but one thing that could stand in the way of an enjoyable holiday is carelessness in the kitchen.According to the National Fire Prevention Association, for each year between 2009 and 2011, an estimated 1,900 residential building
Nov. 25, 2014 Preparedness crucial for winter weather Last winter made for the worst weather conditions in Illinois in nearly 40 years. Before that, in 2011, Chicago experienced the "Snowpocalypse." This event left more than 1,500 cars stranded on Lake Shore Drive for more than six hours. People were separated from loved ones and unsure of what was
Nov. 19, 2014 Scott prepares for winter When the 375th Air Mobility Wing responds to a winter weather event the base focuses first on a couple key areas: the airfield, base emergency routes and 24-hour work center parking lots and sidewalks. Then the additional parking lots and secondary streets are tackled.According to the 375th Mission
Nov. 19, 2014 Instructors visit Scott to host course on aerial port operations For more than eight hours a day, three instructors from the 423rd Mobility Training Squadron based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, taught the Management of Aerial Port Operations Course here, Nov. 3-14.An aerial port is the area where cargo or passengers are loaded or unloaded from
Nov. 19, 2014 Panel helps Airmen interested in becoming officers A commissioning panel was held by the base education office Nov. 14 for enlisted Airmen interested in becoming officers.Many enlisted Airmen earned a degree before joining, or while serving, and have interest in commissioning. To make the move from enlisted to officer there are many Air Force
Nov. 19, 2014 Sergeant serves as financial adviser for operations group Today in the Air Force every dollar matters, especially for the 375th Operations Group, which is in charge of all flying operations here.One 375th Comptroller Squadron Airman is assigned to the special duty of the OG Finance Resource Adviser. Staff Sgt. Carlos Esguerra provides financial decision
Nov. 19, 2014 Company Grade Officers Council awards scholarships Two Team Scott Airmen were each awarded $250 scholarships recently from the Scott Company Grade Officers Council to help pay for college expenses.The CGOC is an organization focused on professional development, networking, and community service.The scholarship nominees were selected based on their
Nov. 19, 2014 24-hour vigil run honors servicemembers Team Scott members teamed up to complete 24-hours of consecutive running during the Air Force Sergeants Association's annual vigil run Nov. 7- 8.The AFSA's Vigil Run has a tremendous and deep meaning to the chapter as we are all military veterans," said Master Sgt. Eduard Dedousis, AFSA's chair."It