Feb. 12, 2009 Valentines to Afghanistan: Deployed Soldiers get treat Valentine's Day may be a little more enjoyable for many Army troops deployed to Afghanistan thanks to a United States Transportation Command Reservist and more than 100 St. Louis area school children. The children participated for the third year in the Valentines for Veterans program at Shenandoah
Feb. 12, 2009 USTRANSCOM Alphabet Soup: DPS In this third installment of the United States Transportation Command-acronyms-explained-column we offer, for vocabulary enrichment, a term known to everyone in the military who recently changed duty locations, or who will do so in the future--DPS. Recently, US TRANSCOM and the Army's Military
Feb. 12, 2009 375th AW receives Outstanding Unit Award A recent message from Air Mobility Command's commander, Gen. Arthur Lichte announced the 375th Airlift Wing as the recipient of an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. This award which spans the period of June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2008, is the fourth time the wing has received this coveted award since
Feb. 12, 2009 Site activation task force meets at Scott A site activation task force, or SATAF, team met from Jan. 26-30 to continue developing the KC-135 active association. The team consisted of members from Air Mobility Command; the National Guard Bureau and McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., which will be the servicing base for active duty members
Feb. 12, 2009 SAFB competes for Hennessy Award and top AF honors This week the Nightinggale Inn Dining Facility will compete against eight other Air Force bases for the Air Force Award for a chance to make it their third Air Force Hennessy Award. The Dining Facility won the 2009 Air Mobility Command John L. Hennessy Award, making it their eighth major command
Feb. 4, 2009 USTRANSCOM has rich history The U. S. Transportation Command was established Apr. 18, 1987 and activated Oct. 1, 1987. Initially, its mission was to "provide global air, sea and land transportation to meet national security needs" in wartime only. Following its successes in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991),
Feb. 4, 2009 Who's responsible for snow removal around Scott? Everyone! Certainly, some of us have a larger scope of responsibility than others during snow and ice events; however, we all play a part in ensuring mission continuation for Team Scott organizations as well as the safety of their personnel. Due to the recent inclement weather, responsibilities for snow and
Feb. 4, 2009 The 6 S’s: Improving physical and virtual processes for Team Scott Starting Monday and lasting through Feb. 13, Team Scott will be cleaning out and sprucing up their work areas as a way to streamline their offices and work more efficiently. Col. Barbara Jacob, AMC Process Improvement Team lead, said the command is using a method for the week-long effort referred to
Feb. 4, 2009 USTRANSCOM Alphabet soup: Identification Technology Techies will love this week's acronyms since they involve computer chips, codes, satellites and who knows what else in the realm of computerese. But then again, those who live for the next issue of Computer Digest most likely already know and use these terms regularly. So, for those who crave an
Feb. 4, 2009 People on the move: Marine Cpl. Timothy Birlew Cpl. Timothy Birlew, 25, is one of approximately 29 U.S. Marines assigned to the U. S. Transportation Command where he works as an administrative assistant in the command section's joint secretariat. Corporal Birlew entered the Marine Corps from Poplar Bluff, Mo., in July 2004. After basic training