Sept. 10, 2014 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign ends Labor Day marked the end of summer and now it's time to reflect on how Team Scott did during a statistical danger zone for safety mishaps. Carelessness and human error have a history of having a negative impact on military members and their families especially during the summer. So practicing
Sept. 10, 2014 Green Knights bike club provides fellowship for riders The Green Knights began in 1999 as a group of Air Force motorcycle riders and in 2000 was formally recognized by McGuire Air Force Base as an official Air Force organization. Since then, the group has turned into both a military mentorship and riding organization. The Green Knights have
Sept. 10, 2014 Combined Federal Campaign kick-off event is Sept. 23 The Combined Federal Campaign is set to kick off at Scott Air Force Base Sept. 23 with an event on the parade field from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch tickets will be sold by unit CFC representatives today through Sept. 16. This year's theme is "I Make It Possible." "This event is a great
Sept. 10, 2014 Retiree Spotlight: RAO volunteer was stationed here in 1948 Walter Monahan, a retired Air Force technical sergeant, started out in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Air Force. He served during World War II, and as an Airman, served during the Korean War and Vietnam. He first specialized in communications, and later, as an air traffic control man. "I
Sept. 9, 2014 Air Force revamps AEF The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to
Sept. 9, 2014 Scott firefighters honor fallen 9/11 comrades Sept. 11, 2001 started off just like any other day. People walked their dogs, played with their kids or headed to work. However, terror and panic began to spread as two planes hit the World Trade Center towers in New York City, another at the Pentagon and yet another that crashed into the fields of
Sept. 3, 2014 Training exercise at Scott Lake The Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, or JECC, a subordinate joint command of U.S. Transportation Command, headquartered at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, will be conducting a quarterly Mission Readiness Exercise, or MRX, at the Scott Lake Family Campsite Sept. 8-12.Members of USTRANSCOM, Air
Sept. 3, 2014 Be aware of school zone traffic and access rules Now that the children are back in school, base officials want to remind members of Team Scott about school zone traffic and entry procedures in that area.The speed limit in base housing is 15 mph and just 5 mph in the Scott Elementary School parking lot. Off-base, the speed limit in school zones is
Sept. 3, 2014 Q&A with new Logistics Readiness Squadron commander Maj. Karen Rupp recently assumed command of the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Each new commander brings something unique with them to Team Scott. Rupp said her favorite part of being a commander is the opportunity to work alongside "amazing Airmen and to watch them grow and develop into