Feb. 9, 2011 Food and lifestyle choices have big impact on heart health Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of three articles about heart health in light of Heart Month. One in three adults has some form of heart or cardiovascular disease. Many of the resulting deaths and risk factors are preventable, and food choices plus lifestyle changes have a big impact
Feb. 9, 2011 Salt deicer can impact the environment With snow often comes ice, and with ice comes slicks which turn into slips that often leave our tailbones and egos a little bruised. Many of us will turn to some sort of salt-based deicer to help get the ice off our sidewalks. Unfortunately though, some of these salt deicers end up washing into
Feb. 9, 2011 Base housing residents will receive one more mock bill With base housing residents expecting to receive their first live bill later this month for their January utility usage, they may be surprised to see another mock bill in their mailboxes this week--this one covering October-November consumption. The continuation of mock billing was intended to
Feb. 9, 2011 Mothers train hard to pass PT test after pregnancy It is no surprise that along with pregnancy comes a plethora of new responsibilities and things to consider. Many expecting parents spend the months leading up to the birthday creating the perfect nursery, learning how to change a diaper and trying to figure out time management with a new bundle of
Feb. 9, 2011 Rain, sleet or snow—the mission never stops It's 6 a.m. and while the rest of the base has been put on mission essential reporting status, the Airmen of the 375th Logistic Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight are hard at work getting the job done. "Given the nature of our business, POL is unable to close operations entirely
Feb. 3, 2011 Speakers bureau serves valuable role educating public Approximately 75 percent of Team Scott's active-duty personnel live off base. These are servicemen and women who shop at the same stores as the general public, who attend church with them, and whose children are often enrolled in school with their children. Yet, many of our civilian neighbors have
Feb. 3, 2011 375th AMW welcomes new command chief The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed the newest member of its leadership team, Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Candler, who took the seat as the wing's command chief Jan. 17.Chief Candler comes to Scott from Royal Air Force Alconbury, U.K., where he served as the superintendent of the 423rd Air Base Group.
Feb. 3, 2011 Command changes at AFNIC Col. Curtis O. Piontkowsky assumed command of the Air Force Network Integration Center from Col. John M. Odey in a ceremony officiated by Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, at Scott Jan. 26.The center, a direct reporting unit to AFSPC, enables assured cyberspace capabilities
Feb. 3, 2011 Honey, I'm home: Deployed Airman prepares for new chapter in life Life after deployment can be rough and readjusting to life back home can take some time. For one Airman deployed to Iraq, his return will be even a little more unique. He will come home to a completely different living arrangement than before he left.Senior Airman Nicholas Rogers, service desk