May 11, 2011 Scott participating in earthquake exercise During the week of May 15, Scott Air Force Base will be participating in the National Level Exercise (NLE) 2011. NLE 2011 will begin with simulated earthquakes taking place on the New Madrid and Wabash Valley Seismic Zones, initiating the largest-ever non-DoD exercise. The fault zones are located
May 11, 2011 Outdoor fire safety tips for spring, summer Spring is here and summer is around the corner, with backyard barbecues happening practically every weekend, the Scott Fire Emergency Services Flight would like to provide some facts, figures and safety tips on how to avoid Liquefied Petroleum-gas (LP-gas) mishaps and outdoor fires.The leading
May 5, 2011 New SDDC Eagle Award recognizes excellence Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Oliver and Vernita Anderson-Manning are the first recipients of the Eagle Award--a new Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command award created to highlight excellence within the command and "challenge the status quo." Colonel Oliver is the deputy chief of staff
May 5, 2011 Airmen complete CBRN training From day one at Basic Military Training, Airmen learn the skills necessary to help protect themselves and their fellow Airmen in a combat environment. For one essential life-saving skill, Airmen must complete a refresher course every two years--Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
May 5, 2011 Team Scott volunteers help after tornado A small army of workers converged on the property of Ed and Sylvia Harvey in Highland, Ill., April 30, to help clear trees downed in a Good Friday tornado that carved a 700 foot wide path through the area.More than 40 military and civilian men, women and children gave their Saturday to help the
May 1, 2011 U.S. Northern Command directs raised force protection levels Today U.S. Northern Command directed military installations, to include Scott AFB, to raise its force protection condition to FPCON Bravo. The base will continue to vigorously exercise installation security and base visitors should expect minimal delays when visiting the base.Report any suspicious
April 28, 2011 Photo essay: Canine root canal Jack, a 375th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, undergoes root canal surgery at the 375th Dental Squadron clinic April 21, 2011 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. His handler, Staff Sgt. Andrew Kolis, was by his side the whole time.Click here for slideshow
April 27, 2011 Scott's base-wide clean up is May 6-7 Scott Air Force Base will conduct a base-wide clean up May 6-7 in support of Scott Pride. The 375th Mission Support Group is asking everyone to pitch in and do their part to help "Showcase" the beauty of the installation. The occupants of each facility are asked to clean the areas around their
April 27, 2011 375th LRS racks up accolades, awards The 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron was named the Air Force Non-flying Logistics Readiness Squadron of the Year.This comes as a result of some other accomplishments to include being one of two LRS squadrons out of 19 in Air Mobility Command to receive an "Outstanding" on the Logistics Compliance
April 27, 2011 SDDC commanding general recognizes ‘Patriotic Employer’ During the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's 2011 Training Symposium April 4-6 in Dallas, Texas, Maj. Gen. Kevin Leonard, SDDC commanding general, took the opportunity to personally present a "Patriotic Employer" certificate to an industry partner who many would say went "above