May 11, 2011 Scott Club strives to be 'showcase' The Scott Club's new manager and the recently re-formed Scott Club Advisory Council hope to bring fresh innovation to the club.Manager Graelin Garlington came to Scott Air Force Base and the Scott Club six months ago from Whiteman AFB, Mo. He said the club is making improvements patrons can see,
May 11, 2011 PASS workshop focuses on starting children in school The Airman and Family Readiness Center and Parent Advocates for Students and Schools, or PASS, held a workshop April 20 called "Starting Your Child in School."The workshop was part of an ongoing effort to educate parents on ways to give their children a successful and meaningful jump start toward
May 11, 2011 Volunteers from Scott help nonprofit repair homes More than 200 military members volunteered April 30 with Rebuilding Together Madison County--a nonprofit that rehabilitates homes. Volunteers used their skills to help make repairs to houses of low-income, disabled and elderly homeowners. They visited 15 homes in Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City
May 11, 2011 Enroll in the National Marrow Donor Registry at Scott Clinic The Scott Clinical Laboratory became a walk-in site Feb. 22 for all active duty military, eligible family members, Department of Defense civil service employees, Reservists and National Guard to enroll into the National Marrow Donor Registry. Each year there are 30,000 people diagnosed with leukemia
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