Sept. 29, 2010 DBIDS postponed until Oct. 15 Because of a Department of Defense network outage of the Defense Biometrics Identification System, implementation will be postponed until Oct. 15. Those who have yet to register into DBIDS may do so at the Visitor Control Center Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4: 30 or Saturday from 8 a.m. to
Sept. 29, 2010 Base fire department teaching fire safety during awareness week In honor of Fire Safety Awareness Week, the Scott Air Force Base Fire Department will provide fire safety awareness education and training throughout the week of Oct. 3-9.This year's fire safety theme is: "Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With."Events will include a live aircraft fire fighting
Sept. 29, 2010 Pro-Org Games feature friendly competition For the second year in a row, Team Scott's professional organizations came together for the Pro-Org Games, hosted by First Four.The honor of first place went to First Four for basketball, the First Sergeants for dodge ball and Top Three for wally ball.First Four started the Pro-Org Games last year
Sept. 29, 2010 Family Advocacy Office offers anger management workshop Everyone feels anger throughout life, but how anger is handled makes the difference. The 375th Medical Group Family Advocacy Office now has a voluntary, monthly Anger Management Workshop to help people understand their anger patterns."Anger is toxic and can lead to making decisions that you will
Sept. 29, 2010 Flu shots coming to Scott During the next few months, the 375th Medical Group will be receiving and administering the 2010-2011 flu vaccine, which will protect against the influenza A H3N2 virus, influenza B virus and the 2009 H1N1 virus. The influenza vaccine is not open to all active duty members at this time. Currently,
Sept. 29, 2010 Air refueling pioneers honored in ceremony The air refueling pioneers responsible for the United States' first air refueling flights in 1923 and 1929 were honored in a ceremony Sept. 23 at Scott Air Force Base's "Walk of Fame" as part of a presentation by the Airlift-Tanker Association Hall of Fame.Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility
Sept. 29, 2010 Scott moms unite in MOPS group Among the many programs the 375th Air Mobility Wing Chapel has to offer, one of its larger programs is Mothers of Preschoolers, or MOPS. The original MOPS began in 1973, but the chapter at Scott Air Force Base started two years ago, and as a military chapter, is geared toward the lifestyle of the
Sept. 29, 2010 PASS hosts autism workshop On Sept. 22, parents of school-aged children diagnosed with autism came together at the Airman and Family Readiness for a workshop focusing on partnering with school districts in order to provide children with the best education opportunities possible.Parent Advocates for Students and Schools
Sept. 29, 2010 Fisher House opens at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis The doors to the St. Louis Fisher House officially opened Saturday, Sept. 25. Located in the Jefferson Barracks Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus in St. Louis, the facility provides free lodging to family members of ill or injured veterans and wounded servicemembers.The St. Louis Fisher House
Sept. 29, 2010 375th LRS, OG score well on LCAP inspection Last week, two military units scored "Outstanding" and "Excellent" during an intensive inspection of more than 1,000 tasks related to how they move supplies and passengers.The inspection, named Logistics Compliance Assessment Program, or LCAP, scrutinized the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron and