Dec. 14, 2011 How to seek medical care after normal hours What do you do if you or a family member needs medical care after your primary care doctor's office is closed? If you believe the situation is an emergency, the simple answer is to call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.But if it's not an emergency, the information below could save you time
Dec. 14, 2011 Staying healthy during the holidays Contrary to popular belief, the average holiday weight gain is about 1-2 pounds, but our problem is we tend to keep it on and gain more with each passing year. Unfortunately our bodies do not know the difference between holiday calories (that aren't supposed to count, right) and non-holiday
Dec. 14, 2011 Scott AFB makes upgrades to Biometric Identification System Scott Air Force base will have something new to greet personnel entering the base later this year--the new Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS, 4.0 upgrade. This enhanced system is designed to manage access to Department of Defense facilities and installations. It is designed to
Dec. 14, 2011 Men form Scott Chapter of Military Racquetball Federation Senior Master Sgt. Jerry Turley is the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) logistics readiness superintendent. On a day-to-day basis he is busy providing maintenance recovery support to all Air Mobility Command's tasked aircraft that require repairs while they are
Dec. 14, 2011 Civil Air Patrol selects local member to head Illinois wing Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Ricky L. Oeth of Mascoutah, Ill., has been selected as the next commander for the Civil Air Patrol's Illinois Wing. He will take the reins from CAP Col. Gordon A. Larson Jan. 21, 2012, during a change of command ceremony at the Illinois Wing Headquarters located at the
Dec. 14, 2011 Distinguished Visitor: Santa shows at Exceptional Family Members Program event More than 50 volunteers wearing red and white hats lined up more than 100 children who waited for Santa's arrival during an Exceptional Family Members Program hosted at the youth center Dec. 11. The children cheered as Santa arrived and pulled out presents for them, which was the conclusion of the
Dec. 9, 2011 Thunderbirds help Scott AFB celebrate 95th Anniversary The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team is set to perform at Scott Air Force Base, Sept. 15-16, 2012, as part of Team Scott's 95th Anniversary Celebration. Scott AFB is the nation's third oldest Air Force installation in the country--the U.S. War Department agreed to lease the land
Dec. 8, 2011 Scott All Bulletin - Dec. 8 edition OFFICIALMPS MINIMAL MANNING - 9 DECThe Military Personnel Section (MPS) will be minimally manned tomorrow, 9 Dec., starting at 1430 due to a 375 FSS Function. The DEERS section will still service those scheduled appointments thru 1600. Passport office, Career Development and Force Management open
Dec. 7, 2011 Scott youth participate in national Lego competition What do radio frequencies, Legos and meat have in common? The First Lego League competition. A team of six Scott Air Force Base children, "Da Ex Bots," participated in the 2011 St. Louis regional First Lego League competition Dec. 4 at Florissant Valley Community College in Ferguson, Mo. The team