March 14, 2012 Memorial march at Scott Air Force Base will honor veterans On April 9, 1942, American and Filipino soldiers who were serving in the Philippines surrendered to Japanese forces. They marched for days in scorching heat through jungles and more than 10,000 died along the 80-mile route.The annual memorial Bataan Death March is held at the White Sands Missile
March 9, 2012 Master sergeants selected for senior master sergeant Congratulations to the following master sergeants selected for senior master sergeant at Scott Air Force Base.Jamie AndersonJamie AugerJancy BarnettMaio BerriosJeffrey BishopLaurie BorosAaron BrooksMark CornellBrian DepasqualeDavid DeRemerMisty DeRemerLoren DickChrista Dossett Johnathan FieldsThomas
March 7, 2012 Air Force expands drug testing program to include prescription drugs The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012.On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing
March 7, 2012 Top Shot: Scott photographer named Air Force's best Just moments after returning from a photo assignment Feb. 27, Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane learned he had been named the Air Force's 2011 photographer of the year."It's weird to me still," said Crane, photographer assigned to the 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs office here. "I just remember my
March 7, 2012 Scott sergeant named one of 18th AF's Outstanding Airmen of the Year Staff Sgt. Jeremy Rivera, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployments NCOIC, was recently selected as one of the 18th Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.When Rivera, a native of Bollingbrook, Ill., returned from his deployment from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, last May his leadership
March 7, 2012 Scott will undergo information assurance inspection From March 12-23 the Air Force will conduct the Information Assurance Assessment and Assistance Program, or IAAP, inspection at Scott Air Force Base to assess wing Information Assurance, or IA, programs.The focus of the inspection will be in the areas of Communications Security, Computer Security,
March 7, 2012 375th AMW hosting Comprehensive Airman Fitness day Today, the 375th Air Mobility Wing is hosting a base-wide Comprehensive Airmen Fitness day to maintain resilience."We all know people who seem to be happy and successful in the face of unimaginable challenges," said U.S. Public Health Service's Lt. Cmdr. Julie Chodacki, a master resiliency
March 7, 2012 375th MDG joins national effort for patient safety In an effort to raise awareness and encourage the engagement of patients, families, health care providers, and the public, the 375th Medical Group announced its participation in the 2012 Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign March 4-10. This year's theme, "Be Aware for Safe Care," focuses on the
Feb. 29, 2012 Operational Readiness Exercise tests Airmen Intense training took place Feb. 21-24 at Scott Air Force Base as 161 Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing put their "ability to survive and operate," or ATSO, skills to the test during the first Operational Readiness Exercise of 2012. The 375th AMW plans additional exercises throughout the year