March 24, 2010 Scott Library named best in the Air Force The Scott Library's motto is "Something for Everyone."Where else could you go on base and find a CD or DVD, Internet-ready computers, children's story time and aids for Professional Military Education or school?Because of everything the library has to offer and more, the Library was named 2009 Air
March 24, 2010 Civilian Force Development brief is Tuesday at Scott Air staff officials from the Pentagon will visit Scott Air Force Base March 30 to conduct a briefing on Civilian Force Development at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the Base Theater.The hour-long briefing will cover the Civilian Force Development framework, programs and tools. While highly valuable for all
March 24, 2010 eFinance mandatory for submitting non-DTS travel vouchers A new financial services tool is now available to assist travelers with filing their non-DTS travel vouchers. eFinance offers a secure, paperless way to submit TDY-related financial documents by providing automated assistance to the traveler. This process is accomplished using a "wizard approach" to
March 24, 2010 On the home front: Husband takes on multi-parent role When people hear of a military member leaving a spouse behind for a deployment, they generally think of a wife staying behind. But 20 percent of the time it means the husband is the one left behind. Greg Henry is just one example of a military husband in that situation. Mr. Henry is married to Tech.
March 24, 2010 Recovery Care Coordinator helps servicemembers Never leave a comrade behind. It is the Warrior Ethos and something retired Chief Master Sgt. David Lewis, a Recovery Care Coordinator, holds sacred. A contractor assigned to the 375th Medical Support Squadron, he is one of 96 RCCs in the Department of Defense who help seriously ill, injured, or
March 24, 2010 USTRANSCOM staffer's craft is pen-making Ask the average person if they have a pen you can borrow, and chances are they'll hand you one of those 50-to-a-pack, see-thru-plastic-jobs that turn your pocket into a blue map of Antarctica.Ask Steve Engler the same question and he'll probably hand you a two ounce, cigar shaped hunk of polished
March 19, 2010 Scott AFB releases its Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study for 2009 The Air Force has completed an updated Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study, or AICUZ, for 2009. This updated study was initiated because of changes in aircraft operations, modifications to the software modeling program, and the implementation of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure actions.
March 17, 2010 Airman balances Air Force service, dream of wrestling As a child in Marion, Ill., Staff Sgt. Timothy "Shane" Rich, 375th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, watched wrestling with his dad and uncles and thought, "that's what I want to be when I grow up."When he was 17, a local wrestling group performed at a carnival and said anyone interested
March 17, 2010 Medical Group earns ‘Excellent’ rating The 375th Medical Group base clinic recently passed its triennial inspections by the Air Force Inspection Agency and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, a civilian health care accrediting agency.The group was assessed Feb. 22-26 on its medical readiness and quality of health