March 10, 2010 Family spotlight: What makes the Ford family outstanding? The Ford family is a well-rounded, dedicated Air Force family. Master Sgt. Jason Ford and his wife, Sarah, have been committed to each other for the last 16 years. Together, they have two children, Justin, 13, and Seth, 11. Both boys volunteer their time to the community, are involved with sports
March 4, 2010 Scott AFB hosts school transition workshop for parents The Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted its second parent workshop here Wednesday in an effort to ease school transitions for military children. The workshops, which are led by parents and local educators, train and provide tools to help military parents become better advocates for their
March 3, 2010 AF firefighters in Haiti dig through rubble, protect airfield resources It's been just over a month since a team of Air Force firefighters arrived in Haiti on a mission to protect airfield resources and serve alongside thousands of other international aid workers providing relief to the country.During that time, they've made significant contributions to providing safe
March 3, 2010 Scott deployers have link to Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen, made famous as the first African American aviators during World War II and for never losing a single bomber as fighter escorts, have been the focus of recent attention both on the home front as well as on the front lines of battle.Retired Tech. Sgt. George Watson, an Airman who
March 3, 2010 Medical Airmen receive AF awards The Air Force Surgeon General's Medical Force Development Directorate recently announced the 2009 Air Force Medical Service award recipients, including three of Scott's own. Capt. Christopher Putnam, 375th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Master Sgt. Katie Craig, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
March 3, 2010 Parents can de-stress with ‘Give Parents a Break’ program Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Freeman, of the Airman and Family Readiness Center, or A&FRC, encourages families at Scott to participate in the Air Force Aid Society sponsored "Give Parents a Break" program.Parents have the opportunity for free child care once a month at the Child Development Center or Youth
March 3, 2010 Recycling services expanded to meet growing demand To accommodate the greater amount of material residents recycle each month, some changes in recycling and bulk pick up in base housing have been implemented. Community containers and extra containers have been added in Patriot's and Lincoln's Landings and pickup service has been expanded from two to
March 3, 2010 Fire department maintains service standards with smaller staff In the past three years, the Scott Fire Emergency Services flight has responded to nearly 2,000 emergencies, all of which were met with skilled professional responders each resulting in successful mitigation. What's not been evident to the Scott community, however, is that during the same period the
Feb. 24, 2010 Scott Airman helps train Iraqi police force Senior Airman Justin Hovis answered the nation's call last year when he volunteered for a year-long deployment to Baghdad, Iraq.He was already part of one of the most deployed organizations at Scott--the 375th Security Forces Squadron, but he volunteered out of cycle to serve on a police transition