May 26, 2010 Area federal employees give $3.17 million to charities Federal employees in the greater St. Louis area contributed more than $3 million to a variety of local and national charities during the 2009-2010 Gateway Combined Federal Campaign. This year's campaign slogan, "CFC = Caring For our Communities," gave motivation to hundreds of volunteers who gave
May 21, 2010 AMC Commander: Memorial Day - Take Time to Pause and Reflect As we all prepare to observe Memorial Day, let me first thank you for your extraordinary dedication and contributions to our nation and this Command. Whatever the challenge, you continually answer the call and perform your mission with incredible distinction and courage. Speaking of courage, I ask
May 19, 2010 Dispatch from the front: Training Afghan public affair soldiers Story telling is a part of reporting a recent event. You can share that report through various media outlets like computer multimedia, websites, or the internet. Many afghan public affair units don't have that capability yet. A team of Air Force public affairs advisors couldn't wait to share this
May 19, 2010 AAFES shoppers can drink in more than $27,000 of winnings in latest sweepstakes The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has partnered with Coca-Cola to give military shoppers the opportunity to win one of 10 shopping sprees. The "Coke Living Free" sweepstakes will reward a grand prize of a $5,000 AAFES gift card to five lucky shoppers. Five first place winners will net a $500
May 19, 2010 Outdoor Recreation offers equipment, trips for Scott From 10,000 feet in the air to 120 feet below the water's surface and everywhere in between, Outdoor Recreation offers something for everyone in the Air Force family.From skydiving to scuba diving, rock climbing to canoeing, and caving to snow skiing--these are all options Team Scott members and
May 19, 2010 375th ASF provides medical care for wounded warriors "Prepare to unrack.""Ready.""Unrack.""Prepare to move.""Ready.""Move."Members of the 375th Aeromedical Staging Flight repeated these commands nearly 20 times during the weekend while moving littered patients off of C-17 Globemaster IIIs and into buses that would take them to the ASF at the Scott
May 19, 2010 Military, civilian forces celebrate Police Week Team Scott celebrated National Police Week May 9 through 15 with numerous events on and off base to honor security forces Airmen as well as civilian law enforcement officials around the nation.Members of the 375th and 126th Security Force Squadrons, and local area police departments teamed up to
May 19, 2010 Belle-Scott dinner unites servicemembers and community The Belle-Scott Committee, the nation's oldest civic support group for a military installation and its personnel, and civic leaders from the local area honored Team Scott's enlisted corps May 13 at the 60th Annual Belle-Scott Enlisted Dinner at Fischer's Restaurant in Belleville, Ill.The dinner's
May 19, 2010 AFGLSC hosts Spouses Appreciation Day The Air Force Global Logistics Support Center hosted its first-ever Spouses Appreciation Day May 7. Maj. Gen. Gary McCoy, AFGLSC commander, and his wife, Emily, hosted the event as a part of the Year of the Air Force Family celebration so spouses could get a peek into the daily world of the
May 19, 2010 VA Welcome Home Celebration is Saturday in St. Louis The St. Louis VA Medical Center's Third Annual Welcome Home Celebration is Saturday at Soldiers Memorial Park, 1315 Chestnut, St. Louis. The event begins at 10 a.m.Veterans and their families are invited to join the VA for music, food, fun, informational booths and a great celebration of their