March 30, 2011 PASS helps military parents of school children Linda McNabb and Tammy Cox presented a workshop March 16 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center for military parents of school children as part of the PASS (Parent Advocates for Students and Schools) program.According to Brenda Wells, an A&FRC staff member, the interactive session stressed the
March 30, 2011 Deployed weather forecaster provides important data The weather can have a profound effect on everything and everyone. Staff Sgt. Joshua Hartline, a weather forecaster from Scott Air Force Base's 375th Operations Support Squadron, deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, helps keep the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, informed
March 30, 2011 Scott personnel, Make-A-Wish re-do teenager’s room Juan Ortiz may seem like your average teenager. He enjoys eating pizza and chocolate, taking his dog for walks and riding his bike. But he is not your typical teen; the 15-year-old from East St. Louis, Ill., is battling a brain tumor. When asked recently to dream big, the teen wanted to have his
March 30, 2011 New bike racks at Scott promote fitness, the environment Two bike racks were recently installed at Scott Air Force Base in preparation for the base's celebration of Earth Week.The two racks, one outside the main entrance to the Scott Clinic, the other at the Scott Club, are open to any Team Scott members frequenting the facilities. The racks were
March 30, 2011 The Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act — an overview The Servicemember's Civil Relief Act clarifies and strengthens the rights and protections it provides to persons in military service. SCRA covers servicemembers' civil--but not criminal--legal proceedings; financial obligations and liabilities, such as rent, installment contracts, and leases; life
March 30, 2011 Survival training: Airmen practice survival, evasion, resistance and escape techniques Teaching the proper use of survival instinct is the job of Tech. Sgt. Robert Graham, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, or SERE, instructor with the 375th Operations Support Squadron, who recently taught survivor tactics to Airmen whose jobs create a high risk of capture for them."The SERE
March 25, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: Captain leads pharmacy in patient care The Craig Joint Theater Hospital here with so many flights ranging from the emergency room to the dental clinic has many needs for prescription medicine.The pharmacy flight dispenses medication for the entire hospital. The pharmacy flight commander, Capt. Jennifer Baker, stays on top of the supply
March 25, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: Deployed sergeant delivers Christmas everyday Although the holiday season has come and gone, a staff sergeant deployed here feels he brings a little bit of Christmas to his customers every day.Anyone who walks into the mail room here could compare it to Santa's workshops with thousands of packages ranging in various sizes and shapes. Staff Sgt.
March 24, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: Force protection gets things done securely Everyday several construction projects are conducted here.Third country nationals and local nationals are employed to help with the construction.Ensuring that the job is done safe are force protection Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. "Our job is to make sure that they are
March 24, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: CJTH operating room makes medical developments The operating room at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here rivals operating rooms found in the U.S. The CJTH is a place where advancements are made in medicine every day. "We are learning new methods, such as how to faster spread antibiotic beads, which we are submitting for an Air Force Best