April 23, 2014 General retiring after more than 40 years of leading boldly Nearly a half century ago, an Iowa farm boy entered the U.S. Air Force Academy, beginning a journey of service longer than the average age of senior master sergeants serving in the Air Force today. Having been raised on a farm, Brig. Gen. Harold "Cec" Reed, was "brought up to adapt, innovate, and
April 23, 2014 Health perspective: Parents play big role in preventing childhood obesity According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a large part of a child's risk for obesity is already established by age two. This means that if a child is overweight or obese by this young age, they are at a higher risk for being obese as an adult. The most common causes of childhood
April 23, 2014 Annual weight loss challenge ends with successes After three months of training and a final weigh-in, 197 participants in Scott's Biggest Loser 5 Challenge lost a total of 1,207 pounds.Kym Velazquez, U.S. Transportation Command and Defense Information Systems Agency field office management assistant, completed the competition and won first place
April 23, 2014 Kid’s safety education resources available In light of the recent possible child abduction attempt in Scott Air Force Base housing April 16, the youth programs wanted to remind parents and children of ways to prevent dangerous situations.A man in a van had approached two 8-year-old girls, asking them if they wanted to see a box of money
April 23, 2014 375th AMW welcomes new command chief The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its new command chief April 7.As the wing's command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Wesley Mathias serves as the senior enlisted leader and principal advisor to the commander on matters relating to the health, welfare and morale, readiness, and personal development of
April 22, 2014 Medical team provides realism to international airport exercise Three members of the 375th Medical Group moulaged 21 patients for a 2-hour training exercise at the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, April 19, 2014. The trio from the 375th MDG readiness office, helped simulate wounds from an aircraft crash on volunteers for a live exercise. The full scale,
April 18, 2014 POV shipping program undergoes changes The Department of Defense's privately owned vehicle shipping program will undergo several changes starting May 1.Several vehicle processing centers, where privately owned vehicles are dropped off and picked up, will relocate.With the exception of eight cities that will close their vehicle processing
April 17, 2014 Scott responds to possible child abduction attempt Scott Air Force Base responded to a possible child abduction attempt that occurred in base housing April 16.According to the 375th Security Forces Squadron, the attempt occurred yesterday around 4:15 p.m. in the Shiloh Housing area. The alleged suspect approached two eight-year-old girls separately
April 16, 2014 Earth Day theme is 'Conserve Today--Secure Tomorrow' Scott Air Force Base will observe Earth Week April 21-25. This year's Air Force Earth Day theme is "Conserve Today--Secure Tomorrow."In its 2013 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, adopted by the Air Force, the Department of Defense outlined four key priority areas: energy and reliance on
April 16, 2014 Religious leaders gather for event hosted by base chapel The 375th Air Mobility Wing chaplains and local faith leaders sat down together for lunch March 25 at Scott Air Force Base. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Christine Blice-Baum and members of the chapel helped put together this event.This luncheon was held to thank off-base clergy and faith leaders for