Nov. 20, 2013 Scott hosts annual CAP professional development weekend The Scott Composite Squadron, with the assistance of Detachment 2 of the Mobility Operations School, hosted Civil Air Patrol's Illinois Wing's annual professional development training at Scott AFB.Twenty two members from units throughout Illinois and Missouri participated in sessions which included
Nov. 20, 2013 Medical personnel learn AFSO21 efficiency method The 375th Medical Group hosted the Air Force Medical Service's first Lean Healthcare AFSO21 Green Belt Course at Scott Sept. 23-26.Historically, in the wing there are three to four green belt courses taught throughout the year. At this recent green belt course, there were nine attendees who were all
Nov. 20, 2013 Scott Chapel hosts off-base retreats for Airmen The base chapel hosted overnight retreats for Airmen during Veterans Day weekend. Women gathered at the King's House Retreat Center in Belleville, and men went to the Touch of Nature Environmental Center near Carbondale, Ill. The retreats, for senior airmen and below, were designed to give Airmen an
Nov. 13, 2013 Changes to the Fitness AFI In the Air Force a healthy, fit force is a necessity and ultimately key to providing a ready, deployable force. One aspect of this is maintaining the Air Force mandated fitness standards. Since implementation in October 2010 of the new fitness assessment guidelines, AFI 36-2905, only .03 percent of
Nov. 13, 2013 Practice fire safety this Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a holiday that brings friends and family together to share good conversation, laughter and a good meal, but Thanksgiving also comes with an increased risk of a fire. The number of fires that occur on Thanksgiving Day is more than double the number of fires on an average day and
Nov. 13, 2013 Listen close: personnel try ‘speed mentoring’ A speed mentoring event for the five Air Force Space Command units at Scott was held Nov. 7 at Chapel 1.The event was designed to provide supervisors and their subordinates the opportunity to seek out answers from a panel of mentors with specific expertise on the new Developmental Special Duty
Nov. 13, 2013 DISA breaks ground for new facility A groundbreaking ceremony for a new Defense Information Systems Agency facility was held yesterday near the Cardinal Creek Gate, which will replace the current facility, Bldg. B3189, and two other locations. Construction is scheduled to be completed in December 2015."This building will allow us to
Nov. 7, 2013 Father, son team make running a family tradition A Scott Air Force Base Airman shares more than just the same name with his father.Senior Airman Douglas Crossen, 375th Medical Operations Squadron, and his father, Douglas Crossen Sr., run the Air Force Marathon together every year.Crossen Sr., who retired as an Air Force first sergeant, is now
Nov. 7, 2013 Veterans Vigil Run honors servicemembers The fourth annual Veterans Vigil Run was held at Three Springs Park in Shiloh, Ill., Nov. 1-2 to honor veterans past and present.This year's 24-hour run paid tribute to two local veterans, Capt. Brandon Cyr and Army Spc. Ja'mel Bryant.Cyr, 28, of Woodbridge, Va., was assigned to the 906th Air
Nov. 7, 2013 375th AMW inspection team sworn in The Scott Wing Inspection Team was sworn in by Col. Kyle Kremer, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, Oct. 25 at Scott Air Force Base.The Wing Inspection Team is made up of subject matter experts from across the 375th Air Mobility Wing, who augment the 375th AMW Inspector General's staff during