Nov. 24, 2010 561st NOS mourns loss of team member, friend The 561st Network Operations Squadron, Det. 3, paused to honor the memory of Tech. Sgt. Matthew Keith Cheatham Monday.Sergeant Cheatham passed away Nov. 12.Sergeant Cheatham enlisted into the Air Force shortly after graduating high school in 1997. Throughout his career, he served at Whiteman AFB,
Nov. 24, 2010 Lil’ Wrestler: 7-year-old breaks into all-boy wrestling club Change can come from people of any age, and for an all-boy wrestling club, change came from a 7-year-old girl.Karlie Hey, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Jacob Hey, 932nd Mission Support Flight Security Forces, became the first female out of 70 children to become a wrestler at the Belleville Little Devils
Nov. 24, 2010 Class teaches Scott personnel how to reduce and cope with stress Everyone deals with stress. Sometimes this can be a good thing, especially in situations in which the flight-or-fight response, a reaction designed for survival, is triggered.Prolonged stress, however, can be detrimental to a person's physical and mental health.In an effort to better equip Scott
Nov. 24, 2010 Free Christmas trees available to Team Scott Dec. 1 at club On Dec. 1, members of Scott Air Force Base and their families can pick up a free Christmas tree at the Scott Club compliments of the Trees for Troops Foundation.Trees, ranging in height from 5 to 7 feet, are on a first come, first served basis and the USO will be on site to provide hot chocolate and
Nov. 24, 2010 Many avenues for updating Team Scott about snow closures Scott Air Force Base gets an average of 13 inches of snow annually. With that amount of snowfall coming soon, it's time to start preparing for inclement weather delay notifications. Scott provides many avenues to find out the reporting status for base personnel:- Watch the same network news tickers
Nov. 24, 2010 Coupon clippers bank big bucks $104.84That's how much money Tonya Shorter saved on a recent trip to the Commissary. The cost to her? Only $28.63. That's a savings of 82 percent. How did she do it? She'll tell you for free during her coupon clipping class taught at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.The class, "Blinkie, Peelie
Nov. 24, 2010 Airman awarded Bronze Star for work in Kabul Tech. Sgt. Heather Henry, NCOIC Air Mobility Command Commander's Action Group, was awarded the Bronze Star medal during a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base Nov. 16.Sergeant Henry was presented the award by Lt. Gen. Rusty Findley, AMC vice commander. Her actions that earned her the medal were from her
Nov. 17, 2010 Commander shares vision, goals for 375th AMW Reflecting on his first few months of command, Col. Michael Hornitschek, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, said he's impressed with the can-do attitudes of wing members and their recent successes."We had an amazing air show attended by 180,000 people, a flawless Air Force ball that celebrated the
Nov. 17, 2010 A non-domestic diva’s Thanksgiving misadventures I am not a domestic diva. Despite my secret admiration for Martha Stewart (which I suppose is not so secret anymore), I simply do not have her domestic skills. Minus her need for perfection, and that whole insider trading thing, and plus her two adorable French bulldogs, Francesca and Sharkey, I
Nov. 17, 2010 Scott Airman starts new worship group on base Recently a new group has begun meeting at Scott Air Force Base called the Open Circle Program. Based upon polytheistic (multiple gods), earth-centered religions, the purpose of the program is to provide a place for worship, discussion, understanding and tolerance of the Pagan/Wiccan faiths for all