Feb. 15, 2023 Scott AFB & Operation Homecoming: 50 Years Later Fresh off an overwhelming victory in the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon rang in 1973 with major progress on one of his most substantial campaign themes: ending American involvement in Vietnam. Beginning with his first win in 1968, Nixon pursued what he called “an honorable end to the war
Jan. 24, 2023 Public Notice: Public comment period for proposed plan for Installation Restoration Program Site UK510 The United States Air Force invites the public to review and comment on the Proposed Plan for the preferred alternative and rationale for cleaning up manganese and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) -contaminated sediment and subsurface soil at Installation Restoration Program Site UK510 at Scott Air
Jan. 9, 2023 Department of the Air Force releases policy on Military Parental Leave Program Military Parental Leave for Airmen and Guardians will expand to 12 weeks after convalescent leave for birth parents and 12 weeks for non-birth parents, including adoptive parents and eligible foster parents, effective Dec. 27, 2022.
Jan. 4, 2023 Mitigating Rental and Personal Property Liability The shift to colder and more extreme weather may have an undesired impact on your housing and the personal property that you own. The legal office wants to help you protect yourself in the event your property is damaged.
Dec. 27, 2022 Officer attempts to break world travel record The Guinness World Record for the fastest time to travel to all seven continents is three days 14 hours and 46 minutes, or that’s how long it took in 2020 when this was accomplished last. Capt. Jonathan Buckingham, 618th Air Operations Center chief of short range allocations, is attempting to break
Nov. 30, 2022 Logistics Squadron trains Multi-Capable Airmen The 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron answered the Air Force’s call to train Airmen to be “multi-capable” with their fuels management and ground transportation teams. The Multi-Capable Airmen, or MCA, initiative refers to the Agile Combat Employment concept of training Airmen to do basic tasks
Nov. 22, 2022 Public Notice: Draft EIA, FONSI, and FONPA for the Repair Landfill Culvert Project The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has prepared a draft request for Environmental Impact Analysis and a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), Finding of No Practical Alternative (FONPA) for the Repair Landfill Culvert project at Scott Air Force Base.
Nov. 18, 2022 375 AMW nominee selected to participate in JCOC 93 Nominated by the 375th Air Mobility Wing, Dr. Kelly Remijan, a professional development and curriculum specialist for the Illinois Math and Science Academy, was one of nearly 40 business, academic, and community leaders from across the U.S. selected to participate in the 93rd Joint Civilian
Nov. 17, 2022 CSAF presents Distinguished Flying Cross to Airman for heroic efforts during Operation Allies Refuge Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. visited the 375th Air Mobility Wing on Nov. 17, 2022, and presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to an Airman for her actions in Operation Allies Refuge during the single largest aeromedical evacuation airlift in Kabul Coalition Hospital’s history.
Nov. 1, 2022 ‘Ballistic Badger’ Deployment Showcase AE, Rapid Global Mobility Over 350 Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing executed a large-scale rapid deployment during an operation coined “Ballistic Badger 22,” held Oct. 17-25 both here and at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin.Thanks to airlift from two C-17s, the wing landed at Volk Field, which simulated