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
Dec. 7, 2011 18th AF commander, command chief visit Scott Charting a path to continued success in an uncertain strategic and fiscal environment was one of the key themes of a recent visit by the 18th Air Force commander here Dec. 2.Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 18th Air Force command chief, spoke to about 300 wing
Dec. 7, 2011 Military spouses increase resiliency More than 50 military spouses flooded Rockwell Hall, Nov. 29, to take part in Team Scott resilience training. The day-long resilience training program taught participants how to understand why they react the way they do in a given situation, identify and correct counterproductive patterns in
Dec. 1, 2011 Scott All Bulletin - Dec. 1 edition OFFICIALFIRST FRIDAY CANCELLED - 2 DECThe First Friday event, scheduled for 2 Dec, has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts; however, the Scott Club will still be open for business. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.ENERGY CONVERSATION - 5 DECYour energy tip of the week:
Nov. 30, 2011 Civil Air Patrol celebrates 70 years Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the United States Air Force, turns 70 today. Conceived by Gill Rob Wilson, a New Jersey aviation advocate of the 1930s, CAP became a reality Dec. 1, 1941. Within a week of its founding, the United States was drawn into World War II by the attack on Pearl Harbor. CAP
Nov. 30, 2011 Practice fire safety during the holiday season Each year fires occurring during the holiday season claim the lives of more than 400 people, injure an additional 1,650, and cause an estimated $990 million in damage. Kitchen fires account for 41 percent of all residential fires, with cooking as the leading cause, followed by bedroom and heating
Nov. 30, 2011 Blood drive on base helps during critical time The Exchange hosted a blood drive Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Scott Air Force Base.The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center ran the event and the Air Force Sergeants Association sponsored the blood drive to help keep the supply up during this time of year."During the holidays is the hardest