April 29, 2009 OSI information session Monday Today's Air Force requires Airmen of a high caliber. Airmen are required to be competent, capable and ready within a moments notice. On the flip side, today's criminals are extremely motivated, have much more access and are extremely elusive. It is for this reason that the Air Force, and more
April 29, 2009 CC acronym solved Apparently someone does read this column since a number of people responded to last week's request for an explanation of CC when used as an acronym for commander. Just so you know we at USTRANSCOM/PA are not making this up, here are two of the responses in their entirety: Sir, I happened upon your
April 29, 2009 People on the move: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark Berger Tech. Sgt. Mark Berger was a senior in high school in 1997 when his hometown, East Grand Forks, Minn., was struck by the worst flood it had ever seen. "Due to the flood, my senior year of high school was cancelled early," he said. "I had to jump into adult life much quicker than anticipated." After
April 22, 2009 Two Scott nominees compete April 30 for OAY Two NCOs from Scott are competing for Air Mobility Command's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year competition, which will be held April 30 here. They are Tech. Sgt. Manueal Herrera, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron, and Master Sgt. Leonard Arsenault, 375th Security Forces Squadron.Tech. Sgt. Manuel
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