Aug. 26, 2009 Flu season preparation starts Right now, parents everywhere are preparing for a new school year, finding out who their children's teachers will be, buying school supplies and seeing the doctor to make sure their kids are healthy and ready to learn. But parents should add one more item to their back-to-school checklist: what to
Aug. 20, 2009 Scott's Security Forces Airmen help protect Balad, Iraq In the Iraq summer, temperatures of 125 degrees can have an adverse impact on morale. Imagine 10 hair dryers, turned on high, blowing in your face. Dressed in full body armor, this is what a team of 39 security forces warriors from Scott AFB have been facing since arriving in mid-June at the 532nd
Aug. 20, 2009 Civilian police at gates to wear new uniforms Civilian air provost officers have been at Scott since October 2008. Soon they will be sporting a new look--in the form of a different uniform. "The new uniforms have two purposes," said Ken Hagood, 375th Security Forces Squadron Plans and Programs chief. "First, the uniforms are more
Aug. 20, 2009 Coming Sept. 12: Air Force Ball Tickets are on sale now for the annual AF Ball, held Sept. 12 at the Scott Club. This year marks the 62nd anniversary of the Air Force with the theme: "Year of the Tanker." The tanker's first mission was June 27, 1923 launched at San Diego's Rockwell Field. Two Army Air Service Airmen performed the
Aug. 20, 2009 Singers compete Aug. 21, 6 p.m., for AMC Icon Team Scott vocalists will be showcasing their talents Aug. 21 at the Scott Club during the local AMC Icon competition. The free event starts at 6 p.m. The competition is modeled after TV's American Idol. Three judges will evaluate the singers on technical excellence and showmanship. Performers
Aug. 20, 2009 AMC commander receives Order of the Sword Arriving at the Scott Club in a horse-drawn carriage while a bagpipe melody filled the air, the commander of Air Mobility Command and his wife became a part of military history Aug. 14 here. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte and Chris Lichte received the carriage ride under security forces escort as the start
Aug. 20, 2009 18th Air Force welcomes new commander Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Winfield W. Scott III in a change-of-command ceremony Aug. 19 at the Scott Club. "Thank you for the opportunity," said General Allardice. "I feel like today we stand on the shoulders of giants, fellow Airmen
Aug. 13, 2009 Safety Summit held in St. Louis "As iron sharpens iron, we will all make one another more focused when it comes to safety," said the Air National Guard's senior officer Aug. 4 in St. Louis during a safety summit. Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, kicked off the summit that included guest speakers
Aug. 12, 2009 Scott officer awarded Bronze Star for leadership and bravery Capt. Mike Lee, a 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron officer who recently returned from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, was awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Action Medal Tuesday for courage under fire. His assignment there included training Afghans on how to do combat logistics. Because he