April 8, 2009 APOE in not an author While one of this week's acronyms may spark an interest in the literary buffs out there, APOE is not a member of Edgar Allan Poe's family and this mention of the master of the macabre is about as close as we will ever get to literature in this column. APOE stands for Aerial Port of Embarkation and
April 1, 2009 Fire suppression system tested in hangar Hangar 1, normally a place of bustling activity as aircraft from all over Team Scott get repaired, refitted and have routine maintenance performed, was eerily quiet the morning of March 24. Instead of housing planes, the hangar only housed plastic sheets draped over the tops of plywood walls lining
April 1, 2009 Green Knights revamp local chapter of motorcycle club The local chapter of the Green Knights motorcycle club is currently recruiting new members and trying to breathe new life into the organization. Master Sgt. Tracy Mangino, of Green Knights Chapter 18, said the club began at Scott in 2006, but lost momentum last year. "This year we are reforming and
April 1, 2009 Seminar creates better educated, informed NCOs The first general responsibilities of an NCO are to accept and execute all duties, instructions, responsibilities and lawful orders in a timely, efficient manner and lead subordinates and exercise effective followership in mission accomplishment, according to Air Force Instruction 36-2618. This puts
April 1, 2009 Boy Scout improves Scott Lake through eagle project What started off as a little project to improve Scott Lake for its visitors has become a much bigger effort with help from people all around base. "I was supposed to do a short and simple Eagle project," said Alex Messer, a Mascoutah High School sophomore. "It grew, and with the funding of the 375th
April 1, 2009 Alphabet soup review time This week we're taking the easy way out. Just like your favorite TV shows that compile a bunch of outtakes from past episodes and repackage them as an all new episode, we at USTRANSCOM present--the all new, never before read (in this sequence at least) review of past acronyms. AIT is a suite of
April 1, 2009 People on the move: Tech. Sgt. Wyman Tech. Sgt. Kelly Wyman says he joined the Air Force in 1990 mainly to serve his country, get an education and get out of Illinois to see different things. Two out of three ain't bad. While he has been stationed in Arizona, Florida, Ohio, Hawaii and South Korea, he returned to his home state in 2005