Feb. 27, 2013 Airmen save life after PT tester collapses Fitness Assessment Cell members conducting a physical training test had to quickly react to an Airman who collapsed while running and stopped breathing.The fitness staff said the test started like numerous others they had conducted. The participants completed the waist measurement, sit-ups and the
Feb. 27, 2013 Military Saves campaign begins Each year the Scott Airman and Family Readiness Center promotes personal financial behavior during Department of Defense Military Saves Week campaign.Scott Air Force Base kicked off the campaign Monday and it ends March 2.The goal is to create an environment promoting financial readiness. Members at
Feb. 26, 2013 Band of Mid-America provides wish granting performance The U.S. Band of Mid-America helped a terminally ill Marine Corps veteran's last wish come true Monday with a special patriotic performance. The Marine, Robert Geggie from Sparta, Ill., had served in Vietnam as a hydraulics engineer and always had a love of marching bands. He even played the
Feb. 20, 2013 Car wash being remodeled Scott AFB is replacing its mid-1990s car wash system with a $170,000 equipment upgrade made possible thanks to profits from the old car wash system, which is owned and operated by the Arts and Crafts Center.Bill Armstrong, Arts and Crafts Center director said, "This will be one of the more modern
Feb. 13, 2013 Fitness Center accessible 24/7 Team Scott was selected as a test base for 24-hour facility use as part of the Air Force Services transformation initiative.Beginning Friday, patrons may gain after-hours access to the Fitness Center, Bldg. P-6, with the slide of their Common Access Card. Unmanned times are from 7 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
Feb. 13, 2013 Scott library steps into the digital age of reading Do you like reading books online but don't have access to an e-reader device? The library at Scott recently purchased six Nooks and are available to all members with base access.There are some 40 million e-readers and 65 million tablets in use in the U.S., according to analysts at Forrester
Feb. 13, 2013 Healthy heart tips February is Heart Health Month and while heart disease may be a leading cause of death, that doesn't mean people have to accept it as their fate. Although some lack the power to change some risk factors--such as family history, gender or age--there are some easy prevention steps people can
Feb. 11, 2013 Physical Therapy Clinic receives new equipment Scott's Physical Therapy Clinic recently received new equipment, which will increase their capability to evaluate and treat ankle, foot, knee and hip injuries, and puts them on the cutting edge of running rehab and training."Our goal at Scott PT is to provide the best in injury and surgery rehab and
Feb. 5, 2013 Dental Squadron increases mission readiness on installation The dental exam scheduling process that once took Unit Health Monitors days to complete every month, has now been reduced to hours, thanks to five members assigned to the 375th Dental Squadron. Currently military members are required to have an annual exam every 13 months or they show up on the