Nov. 19, 2014 St. Louis Rams Host Military Appreciation Day The St. Louis Rams football team partnered with U.S. Transportation Command to celebrate Military Appreciation Day when the Rams hosted the Broncos Nov. 16.The event included a pregame "Salute to Service" ceremony and a halftime show that featured honor guards representing every branch of the
Nov. 18, 2014 375th Medical Group Hosts Provider Social Recently 375th Medical Group and local healthcare providers gathered at the Scott Air Force Base Clinic for the 3rd Annual Network Provider's Social, November 6.The social's intention was to provide a venue for off-base providers to foster a working relationship with Health Net Federal Services and
Nov. 12, 2014 Program helps veterans ease into civilian life Horses are helping the nation's wounded warriors through an unusual therapy program. It's called Equine Assisted Therapy, and targets military members who've experienced Post-Traumatic Stress, or a Traumatic Brain Injury."Horses and humans react so well to each other because the behavior of a heard
Nov. 12, 2014 Veterinary Treatment Facility now offers dental services for animals Nearly 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats show signs of oral disease by age 3, according to the American Veterinary Dental Society.About a month ago, the base Veterinary Treatment Facility here began offering dental cleanings and minor oral, surgical procedures. In the past, due to the lack
Nov. 12, 2014 Changes to military tuition assistance On Oct. 1 the Military Tuition Assistance made some changes in the way the Education Center and Airmen do business.The major changes MilTA went through were: increased supervisor involvement in the approval process, higher minimum grades for courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and
Nov. 12, 2014 Airman stays resilient after medical emergency last year Four days after giving birth to a baby boy, Senior Airman India King was medically evacuated to St. Louis University Hospital. When she arrived in August of 2013, the doctors discovered she was actively hemorrhaging in her brain, which required a total of three surgeries."It was very surprising. I
Nov. 7, 2014 Document Services Celebrates 65th Anniversary Defense Logistics Agency Document Services is ready to cut their cake in celebration of 65 years of service. A cake-cutting ceremony will be held for employees at Document Services' headquarters with Office Groups connecting through video teleconference to cut their cakes collectively. The
Nov. 6, 2014 AAFES Veteran's Day Hours Holiday hours for base Army and Air Force Exchange Service activities and the commissary hours follow:Veteran's Day: Main Store - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Food Court Taco Bell - 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Charley's - CLOSED Church's - CLOSED Express - 10 a.m. - 6
Nov. 6, 2014 Army Air Corps veteran, 105, was stationed at Scott before WWII With help of 375th Operations Group Airmen, Ralph Gregory got to relive the glory days of his World War II military experience and celebrate his 105th birthday Sept. 30."Mr. Gregory was surprised and honored by the invitation to visit Scott AFB," said Nancy Kimball, Gregory's daughter. "Due to his
Nov. 5, 2014 Vice commander, family collect sand from world’s beaches Col. Gregory Green's Air Force career and personal travels have taken him to 300 beaches the past 22 years and the one must-have item he brings back from his globetrotting adventures is sand.Walk into his home today and visitors can see his vast collection from virtually every place he's visited.