April 22, 2009 Veteran gets Bronze Star after 65 years On Dec. 30, 1943 Army Pfc. Clarence Wallaert was shot in the hip by a German sniper while fighting against the German Winter Line in Italy. Private Wallaert bandaged his own wound and provided 12 hours of automatic rifle support for his Army comrades advancing into the Liri Valley--the "gateway to
April 22, 2009 Warrior Day: Training for the ORI In preparation for the March 2010 Operational Readiness Inspection, members of the 375th Airlift wing were out in full force April 16 for Team Scott's first Warrior Day. Personnel from the 375th AW participated in activities that ranged from Ability to Survive and Operate field training to a
April 22, 2009 Library dedicates conference room to Tuskegee Airmen The Scott Library dedicated a conference room Friday in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen. Clara White, the widow of Hugh White of which the St. Louis chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen is named after, cut the ceremonial ribbon. The conference room will feature updated artwork and a model of the planes the
April 22, 2009 Fort Leonard Wood Airmen train Scott NCOs Before Civil Engineer NCOs deploy, they must first complete a Pavement Maintenance Inspection Repair course, and to do that they called upon Airmen from the 366th Training Squadron at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to assist. "This training is mostly focused on 7-level training, since there is no 7-level
April 22, 2009 375th LRS, OSS rated excellent in inspection Last week, sections of the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 375th Operation Support Squadron underwent the Air Mobility Command-wide Logistics Standard and Evaluations Program inspection and were rated excellent. Twenty-two logistic inspectors from Air Mobility Command headquarters at Scott
April 22, 2009 American Heart Association and Scott working together to Start! being healthy The American Heart Association's mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke; the No. 1 and No. 3 killers in the United States. The American Heart Association funds cutting-edge research, conducts lifesaving public and professional educational programs, and is an
April 22, 2009 Food service facilities pass mock emergency exercise The Nightingale Inn Dining Facility, the Base Exchange food court, the Scott Club, the Cardinal Creek Golf Course and other food facilities feed many members on Scott daily. If any or all of these facilities were to dispense food that was contaminated, the mission at Scott could be greatly
April 22, 2009 CC is short for? Military acronyms are a way of life, and have been reportedly leaking into the civilian community. An example of this is an item on a recent daily planner in the U.S. Transportation Command Public Affairs office. It reads "TCCC addresses OTHS AFJROTC cadets." In laymen terms this means the
April 22, 2009 People on the move: Petty Officer 2nd Class Vanhooser Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Vanhooser credits Tom Brokaw and the weather with his decision to join the Navy, in a roundabout way. "I joined because of a combination of reasons," he said. It was a perfect storm of sorts. My father is prior Navy and the idea was always in the back of my head.