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
Aug. 12, 2009 Contingency Response Wings display capabilities Crumbling buildings, broken sewer lines, downed power lines and people trapped by debris and needing medical assistance can happen anytime, anywhere. No matter what type of disaster, whether caused by acts of nature or humans, the situation can seem overwhelming and wreak havoc on an affected area's
Aug. 7, 2009 375th AES Airman keeps vital info link online Communications have failed. Conventional methods to restore them are not available. In response, an Airman races through his tent and out the door to double check azimuth readings and rapidly shifts to backup communications. This isn't a scenario that could happen. It did. As a combat communications
Aug. 6, 2009 SDDC renews pledge of support to Soldiers, families Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command commander, renewed the pledge to provide Soldiers, Department of Army civilians and families a quality of life commensurate with their service by signing the Army Family Covenant during a ceremony July 28. Command Sgt.
Aug. 6, 2009 Privatized housing services reduced Officials for Scott AFB's privatized housing project met with residents in two town hall meetings last week to discuss the way ahead and clear up rumors surrounding cuts in services that are hoped to be temporary. Mr. Greg Ehrhardt, an asset manager for the company that owns and manages the housing