March 6, 2013 375th CES creates interactive digital base map From far away it may look like a blob lost within the regional map of the United States, but if members zoom in, they will have a useful navigation tool for Scott Air Force Base. The 375th Civil Engineer Squadron recently created an electronic base map viewer called GeoBase. GeoBase is a web enabled
March 6, 2013 Family practice physician earns Air Force medical award Scott Air Force Base is home to the best company grade, family physician in the Air Force--Capt. Amanda Schaefer--who serves as a family health medical director. She recently received the 2012 Air Force Medical Service Clinical Excellence Award. "I enjoy the versatility of family medicine," Schaefer
March 6, 2013 Tornado season approaching Missouri and Illinois, along with Scott, participated in a statewide tornado drill March 5 to prepare for the upcoming tornado season.Tornado season in Illinois is from mid-March to June, but tornados have occurred in every month, with an average of 43 per year.Timothy McFall, 375th Civil Engineer
Feb. 27, 2013 High-intensity training room available for use The 375th Force Support Squadron opened a new multi-purpose, high intensity training room Feb. 20 at the James Sports Center at Scott AFB."We identified a need, not only for a room catering to high intensity type workouts," said Staff Sgt. Jason Relik, 375th FSS fitness center specialist, "but also
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