March 27, 2013 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is designated to raising awareness and promoting the prevention of violence through education and special events.Pamela Dorsey, the 375th AMW Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, said she and her team of victim advocates are preparing activities to
March 27, 2013 June ORI cancelled The 375th Air Mobility Wing received notification last week that it won't have to undergo an Operational Readiness Inspection, originally planned for this June. Instead it received credit for a year's worth of preparation that included one fly-away exercise and several home-station training
March 27, 2013 Many people eligible for legal assistance on base The base legal office offers legal assistance to not only servicemembers, but to dependents of active duty personnel, who are entitled to an identification card. The following is a non-exhaustive list of those eligible for legal assistance:- Active duty military (from any armed forces branch)-
March 26, 2013 Mass Transportation Benefit Program Scott Air Force Base military and civilian employees looking for ways to save money are eligible to take advantage of the Department of Defense's Mass Transportation Benefit Program, which helps to offset transportation costs to and from work.The program is open to active duty servicemembers;
March 20, 2013 New equipment helps Scott runners improve form The Health and Wellness Center can now improve Airmen's running skills with new gait analysis equipment."Recommended by the exercise physiologists, this gait analysis equipment is used to assess individual's gaits (act of running or walking) and strides, to pinpoint abnormalities," said Kayce
March 20, 2013 Family Practice Residency program receives accreditation The Family Medicine Residency program here recently received a five-year accreditation, a mark of excellence in the medical community.In July, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education inspected the residency program, which provides doctors three years of specialty training in family
March 15, 2013 Scott Airmen advised to seek alternate funding sources for education When the Air Force announced its suspension of Tuition Assistance for active duty military members March 11, it left several Airmen wondering how they would pay for school.That also put Roland Smith and the team at Scott's Education Center into overdrive as they launched a campaign to tell Airmen
March 13, 2013 Red Cross provides seven decades of assistance to base The Red Cross at Scott Air Force Base has been providing volunteers, disaster relief, education and assistance to military members since 1941. The Red Cross was initially set-up during World War II to provide blood and medical services to members in need. It still serves the role of notifying
March 13, 2013 Event unites base chaplains and local religious leaders The 375th Air Mobility Wing chapel team hosted the Clergy and Religious Leaders Appreciation Luncheon at the Scott Club March 7 to help foster a relationship between Scott chaplains and local religious leaders."We wanted to say thank you to the religious leaders in the area for what they do for our
March 13, 2013 906th ARS crew chief earns award while deployed Staff Sgt. Mark Trapp, 906th Air Refueling Squadron crew chief, didn't join the Air Force to earn awards; he just does his job to the best of his ability day in and day out.After 10 years, his hard work and dedication was recognized when he returned from a four month deployment and was presented