March 10, 2010 932nd AE Airmen participate in exercise with Army Six aeromedical evacuation Airmen from the 932nd Airlift Wing at Scott Air Force Base participated in a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise with the Army at Fort Polk, La., Feb. 12-22.Capt. Rachelle Eckerman and 1st Lt. Corbin McCabe were two of the Airmen sent to serve as part of the
March 10, 2010 375th Operations Group assists in Haiti relief efforts Airmen from the 375th Operations Group returned recently from flying C-21 missions in support of U.S. Southern Command and Operation Unified Response.Pilots from the 375th OG's three geographically separated flying squadrons, the 458th Airlift Squadron, Scott Air Force Base; the 457th AS, Joint Base
March 10, 2010 Volunteers make the wheels turn at Scott’s ASF Greeting wounded troops, carrying litters and bringing dinner are just a few of the many tasks performed by volunteers who help the Aeromedical Staging Facility at Scott Air Force Base.The Welcome Home Soldier program, an organization run by servicemembers, coordinates volunteers from across the
March 10, 2010 Scott youth participate in international robot competition "Void turnLeftRotation (int pwr, int rotation)MotorEncoder[motorRight]=0MotorEncoder[motorLeft]=0While(abs(nMotorEncoder [motorRight] Or, in human terms, turn left. But Zippy isn't human, he's a robot, and behind Zippy stands a six-person team consisting of home-schooled high school students, four
March 10, 2010 Shiloh Readiness Center opening soon The Illinois National Guard's Shiloh Readiness Center is complete and scheduled to be operational within the next 30 days according to Illinois National Guard public affairs specialist, Mike Chrisman.The center, just outside of Scott Air Force Base's main gate, will be home to the Illinois National
March 10, 2010 Thumb drives/flash media still prohibited on AF network The ban on use of flash media, or thumb drives, on Air Force networks is still in place. On Feb. 12, U.S, Strategic Command issued an order allowing limited use of removable flash media devices under very specific circumstances and "according to service guidelines." Consistent with this order, the
March 10, 2010 Local military officers aiding USO For the third consecutive year, the Southwestern Illinois Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America is wrapping up a collections drive to help the USO replenish stocks drained by the heavy holiday travel surge at the end of last year. In a drive that concluded Saturday, the chapter
March 10, 2010 AFGLSC joining in OSHA program On March 4, the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, or AFGLSC, took a step closer to implementing the Occupational Safety and Health Agency, or OSHA, Voluntary Protection Program when Maj. Gen. Gary McCoy, AFGLSC commander, signed a letter of agreement with Judith Davis, the President of
March 10, 2010 Spiritual leader speaks at Scott Rabbi Simon Jacobson spoke about "the power of prayer in these turbulent times" March 4 at the Scott Club. He was the keynote speaker at the base's National Prayer Luncheon.The rabbi's speech centered on the roots of equality and freedom, and the virtue of prayer."I'm just going to say a few words