June 24, 2009 375th MDG trains for emergency decontamination Despite the 89 degree weather with 50 percent humidity, 29 Airmen from the 375th Medical Group mastered their in-place patient decontamination skills last week. Whether it is a chemical attack, weapons of mass destruction or toxic industrial spill, Team Scott and the surrounding area can have
June 24, 2009 Playing with the pros: St. Louis Rams players drill with Team Scott A group of rookies from the St. Louis Rams football team and Rams linebacker Chris Draft came to Scott Friday to learn about the base's mission and run football drills with members of Team Scott. The visit began with a tour of the air traffic control tower where the players were shown the day-to-day
June 24, 2009 People on the Move: Tech. Sgt. Amy Winn Tech. Sgt. Amy Winn was born to wear Air Force blue. Her grandfather flew C-47s during World War II. Her dad was a Russian linguist and her uncle was a C-141 loadmaster during the Vietnam War. "I joined because I wanted to see the world and follow in my family's footsteps," said Sergeant Winn, a
June 24, 2009 Acronyms are spreading Acronyms are so popular here at USTRANSCOM that people are beginning to make them up as they speak. Example: in the Café Depot coffee shop in Building 1900, a general officer placed an order for his regular drink with shop owner Ed Harvey the other day. "Ed, I'd like a L-A-R-G-E, I-C-E-D, D-E-C-A-F
June 24, 2009 Scott Colonel takes command abroad Col. Andrew Molnar took command of the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group from Col. Herb Phillips, during a change of command ceremony at the Rock Passenger Terminal at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait June 15. Colonel Molnar, originally from North Canton, Ohio, is deployed from Scott where he is
June 18, 2009 Air Force officials release uniform board results, focus on current inventory Air Force officials have released the results of the 98th Virtual Uniform Board. While the board did not introduce new uniforms, the majority of the uniform-wear policy results improved upon existing uniforms. The service's senior leaders said they intend to provide fully functional and appropriate
June 17, 2009 Meet the new 375th OG Commander The second of 11 new group and squadron commanders from the 375th Airlift Wing has started to settle into his new office. Col. Terry Ward took command of the 375th Operations Group June 5 from former commander Col. Curt Connell. Colonel Ward comes to Scott as a recent graduate of the Air War
June 17, 2009 People on the move: Timothy Peplaw The U.S. Transportation Command has its first official competition barbeque judge in Timothy Peplaw. In addition to being certified by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, he occupies a new position in USTRANSCOM as the deputy foreign policy advisor, or deputy POLAD to the commander of USTRANSCOM. Mr.