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  • Phase II of renewable energy audit complete

    A team of energy experts from AMEC Earth and Environmental Company, contracted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, visited Scott last week to conduct Phase II of a renewable energy audit.Throughout the week, the audit team surveyed the base and other nearby federally owned land for space

  • AFNIC is ‘home plate’ for tech expertise

    Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, and his wife, Linda, visited the Air Force Network Integration Center Jan. 25 to meet with Airmen and learn more about the center's role in his command's cyberspace mission.As part of the visit, the general held a commander's call during

  • Scott Clinic leads Family Healthcare Initiative

    Professionals announced last week during the Military Health System conference that the Scott Clinic is leading the pack in outcome measures among Air Force Military Treatment Facilities who have implemented the Family Health Initiative.In early 2009, the 375th Medical Group implemented the Family

  • Mental fitness leads to a more resilient Airman

    Ever since the Comprehensive Airman Fitness culture took shape in July 2010, one of the top goals in shaping the culture has been to build resiliency among Airmen."Airman resilience is a structured program designed to train Airmen in the physical, mental, social and spiritual fitness dimensions,"

  • Education committee gears up for 2011

    Six years ago, the Base Education Planning and Advisory Committee was founded to better serve Education Center customers. Since then, the Education Center has come a long way thanks to improvements such as enhancing the classroom environment, getting wireless internet and Scott becoming a National

  • Risks of Heart Disease for Men and Women

    Editor's Note: February is Heart Month. This is part one of a three-part article series by the Health and Wellness Center about how to keep your heart healthy. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men in America. While changes in diet and exercise can impact your risks for

  • Teach children about dangers of fire

    Children and fire are not a good combination and the statistics are there to prove it. The National Fire Protection Association attributes hundreds of fire deaths and thousands of injuries each year to children playing with fire. The fires are typically caused by preschoolers who have found matches

  • Air Force announces court-martial sentence for former command chief

    The week-long court-martial of Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney, the former command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, concluded today with a six-member panel of male officers sentencing the chief to 20 months confinement, reduction to rank of E-1 and a dishonorable discharge for 15 violations of

  • Air Force announces verdict in trial of former command chief

    After 6 ½ hours of deliberation, a six-member court-martial panel of male officers found Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney, the former command chief for Air Force Materiel Command, guilty of two charges of maltreatment and not guilty of one charge wrongful sexual contact and not guilty of two charges

  • Assisting to find a cure

    Laboratory technicians collect and analyze human biological material to aid medical practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment plans of patients. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian J. Valencia)Click here for slideshow