April 16, 2012 Chief's perspective: Now is the time for bold leadership Enlisted Airmen,A week ago I sent an email message titled Leadership vs. Policy to Command Chiefs and Career Field Managers. You may have seen that message, or parts of it, but I'd like to take the opportunity to address it with you directly.The theme of the message was that too much arbitrary
April 16, 2012 Scott boxer is one of the best in the country Senior Airman Adam Hassan, 375th Communications Squadron, fought through two weeks of try-outs and three months of intense training to be announced the best boxer in the Air Force and one of the top 10 boxers in the U.S.He had to compete against everyone who submitted a package to even get into the
April 11, 2012 Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving provides rides It's Friday, and you and your friends decide to go out after a long day at work. One of your friends volunteers to be the designated driver, but he later decides to have a couple drinks. Later you notice that your designated driver isn't fit to drive now. What do you do?The Armed Forces Against
April 11, 2012 Baby shower at chapel will be helpful for new parents Chapel 2 is hosting a baby shower for expectant parents Saturday at 9 a.m.This shower is for all Department of Defense parents ranks E-1 through E-5 and O-1."This workshop is an educational opportunity for new, expecting parents," said Brenda Wells, Airman and Family Readiness Center community
April 5, 2012 New command chief arrives There's a new command chief at Scott Air Force Base. Chief Master Sgt. Marty Anderson arrived this week from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., where he was also the command chief for the past two years. Anderson's experience as a command chief, first sergeant, as well as, 26 years of military
April 4, 2012 Virtual wingman makes smart choices easy Air Education and Training Command unveiled a new mobile phone application that is designed to provide resiliency and safety information to Airmen. The app was shown at the Air Force Community Action Information Board meeting March 29.Among the highlights of the app are features such as a local taxi
April 4, 2012 Scott plants trees for 95th anniversary, Earth Week To help celebrate Scott AFB's 95th Anniversary this year and in honor of Earth Week April 16-20, the base is planting trees, recycling electronics and encouraging everyone to continue to be good stewards of the environment.So far, 95 trees--symbolic of Scott's Anniversary--have been planted
April 4, 2012 AMC's Critical Days of Summer campaign begins May 25 Air Mobility Command's Critical Days of Summer 2012 safety campaign begins at 4 p.m. on May 25 and ends at 7 a.m. on Sept. 4. The objective of the 2012 campaign is to call attention to the tragic loss and/or injury of Airmen during the summertime. In addition, the campaign focuses on raising
April 4, 2012 1-2-3 Magic Parenting series screened at Scott AFB When it comes to parenting, there is no manual, so to help, the Family Advocacy Resiliency Element at Scott Air Force Base has started showing "1-2-3 Magic Parenting" videos by Dr. Phelan. "The more tools parents have, the better job they will do at raising children," said Terese Brooks, Family