March 4, 2009 375th MDG prescribes partnership for Patient Safety Awareness Week In a concerted, nationwide effort to encourage and strengthen collaboration between patients, families and their healthcare providers -- and create a powerful team for improved patient safety - the 375th Medical Group is joining other leading healthcare organizations in celebrating Patient Safety
March 4, 2009 Airmen take steps today to be better tomorrow Thirty-two of Scott's younger Airmen set aside time to learn more about some of the tools needed to become better Airmen during the Airman Enhancement Program Feb. 25-27. The program, which was held at the Enlisted Professional Enhancement Center, was designed to inform Airmen how to be successful
March 4, 2009 People on the Move: U.K.’s liaison officer Rick O’Keefe While he may not be from around here, Royal Air Force Wing Cmdr. Rick O'Keefe enjoys the Midwestern lifestyle and working for the US Transportation Command as the United Kingdom's liaison officer, or LNO. Commander O'Keefe was originally assigned to the British embassy in Washington D.C., where he
March 4, 2009 Alphabet soup Even Scooby Doo uses one of this week's acronyms. Can you guess what it is? No? OK, picture Scooby in some haunted house where a friendly ghost appears and greets the great dane, to which he replies--are you ready for this--RO/RO. The USTRANSCOM Research Center, or TCRC, says a Roll-On/Roll-Off, or
March 4, 2009 Scott Airman featured in new Air Force museum exhibit Col. Timothy Sipes, stationed at Scott, is featured in a major new exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The permanent exhibit, titled "100 Missions Up North," opens to the public March 19 in the Modern Flight Gallery and portrays the story of brave Airmen who flew missions in the
Feb. 25, 2009 C-STARS: Training confident and capable medics It's utter chaos: a child injured by a roadside bomb is wheeled into surgery, another woman with half of her face charred black comes flying in on a stretcher, and a small boy with his bone sticking through his pant leg comes hobbling into the room. Who do you treat first? Who can help out? What
Feb. 25, 2009 Educational opportunities available for Team Scott Continuing Education is on the mind of many servicemembers. Whether to advance in their careers or achieve their own personal goals, education plays an important role in the lives of military members of Team Scott. The Scott Education Office currently has a number of workshops and classes for
Feb. 25, 2009 Deciphering JOSAC, OSC, etc. Appearing this week at the base theater is Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw JOSAC Wales. Has kind of a ring to it, don't you think? For those who haven't guessed, one of this week's U.S. Transportation Command acronyms is JOSAC. The Joint Operational Support Airlift Center, or JOSAC, develops and
Feb. 25, 2009 Air Force changes wounded warriors policy New policies regarding Air Force Wounded Warriors went into effect Feb. 10. These policies apply to any Airman who has become wounded due to hazardous service or performance of duty under conditions simulating war or through an instrumentality of war. Classification Under the former policy, Airmen