April 13, 2011 Team Scott celebrates Earth Week 2011 with activities Col. Michael Hornitschek, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, declared the week of April 18-22 Earth Week at Scott Air Force Base. The week will be brimming with environmental and energy awareness activities, culminating with a tree planting ceremony on Arbor Day, Wednesday, April 20. Additionally,
April 13, 2011 Scott’s shoppette drives for value at the pump A recent Chicago Sun Times article quoted oil industry experts predicting that gas prices could hit $5 a gallon, possibly in the next few months. This potentially large spike in gas prices has Exchange officials reaching to ensure drivers are aware of the procedures in place to determine pump prices
April 13, 2011 Dispute resolution program fosters ‘shared backyard’ Building, maintaining and nurturing relationships with co-workers, supervisors and other members of your work center is key to making the mission a success. But when those relationships break down, the 375th Equal Opportunity Office is there to lend a hand. Known by few, the Alternative Dispute
April 13, 2011 AFGLSC hosts local mayors The Air Force Global Logistics Support Center has almost 500 members assigned to Scott Air Force Base, with almost 4,500 additional personnel at five other bases. Their jobs, like most jobs in the Air Force, require them to either deploy or go TDY frequently. The departure from home is an added
April 13, 2011 635th SCOW hosts strategy planning session at Scott AFB The 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing recently held a strategy planning session at Scott Air Force Base to set the future direction for the unit. The strategy session's goal was to set the future direction for the unit, align all unit projects into one focused view, and minimize projects that had
April 13, 2011 USTRANSCOM moves DOD personnel from Japan More than 7,500 Department of Defense personnel and family members, and 400 of their pets, were evacuated from disaster ravaged Japan in March. The evacuation was made possible through the combined efforts of the U.S. Transportation Command and its components, Air Mobility Command, Military Surface
April 11, 2011 Troops to receive full mid-month pay April 15th All service members will receive their full mid-month pay they have earned in their paychecks April 15, Pentagon officials said April 11. "Basically, all active duty and Reserve service members will receive full mid-month pay on the 15th of April," Pentagon spokesman Marine Col. Dave Lapan said. "It
April 9, 2011 Budget deal avoids government shutdown Less than an hour before the federal government would have been forced to shut down, President Barack Obama announced that leaders in both parties had reached a budget agreement."Tomorrow, I'm pleased to announce that the Washington Monument, as well as the entire federal government, will be open
April 8, 2011 375th AMW commander to host townhalls to address potential civilian furlough Col. Michael Hornitschek, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, will host two townhall meetings today in Bldg. 470 (the new Command Post building on Hangar Road) in Room 245 (upstairs) at 2 and 3:30 p.m. He will discuss the following procedures and answer questions:--The furlough, if it occurs, will
April 8, 2011 Exchange to continue operations despite potential government shutdown The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is planning to continue operations even if the U.S. Government shuts down.On April 9, the current budget authorization will expire. At that point, the federal government will potentially institute a mandatory shutdown for "non-essential" personnel. While this