June 3, 2009 DITCO employee leads high school bass fishing Scott Sautman, Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization contract specialist, coached one of Highland High School's prep angler's teams at the first sanctioned prep fishing tournament event in the nation. The school fielded two teams, with each team being comprised of two students
June 3, 2009 15th Annual Salute to Scott is June 13 The City of O'Fallon and the O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee will host the 15th Annual Salute to Scott June 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the O'Fallon Community Park. The goal of this event is to show appreciation for Scott personnel and their families and to continue to
May 29, 2009 Wing all call meeting covers safety and security Col. Gary Goldstone, 375th Airlift Wing commander, hosted a wing all call meeting May 21 at the Base Theater to address a variety of timely topics. He spoke about the recent climate assessment survey, Enhanced Compliance Validation, the March 2010 Operational Readiness Inspection, September
May 29, 2009 Bone marrow donor registration drive extended until June 5 Who knew that a simple cheek swab could potentially prolong or save the life of someone? Previously, many people refrained from donating bone marrow because of the perceived pain associated with drilling into the hip bone. Now the procedure is less invasive, but there are still not enough potential
May 20, 2009 Active duty, Guard and Reserve teams join at Volk Field for training, preparation efforts In preparation for the wing's Operational Readiness Inspection, Airmen from the 375th Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd AW and the 94th Aerial Port Squadron from Robins AFB, Ga. participated in a weeklong training exercise May 11-17. The training culminated in a two-day wartime
May 20, 2009 375th AW commander to speak on climate assessment Col. Gary Goldstone, 375th Airlift Wing commander, is speaking about the results of a voluntary wing-wide climate survey during the Commander's All Call meetings at the Base Theater today. At the commander's request, the online survey was conducted Jan. 26 through Feb. 16, and 1,398 members of the
May 20, 2009 Scott Airmen dine with civic leaders Fifty-nine years ago servicemembers were not treated well in Belleville, causing Belleville to be named, "the worst Soldier town in the U.S.A." To help mend the relationship between the city and Scott, the Belleville Plan, which is now the Belle-Scott committee, was created. Last Thursday, 130 Scott
May 20, 2009 618th airlift control center oversees H1N1 prevention mission An Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III and its crew, operating in conjunction with U.S. Southern Command efforts, delivered 30,000 H1N1 influenza prevention kits to six South American countries May 8-10, according to AMC officials. The H1N1 flu virus, first detected in April, is a new strain