Sept. 12, 2008 Air Force members to wear blues Mondays A recent announcement from the Air Force chief of staff directed a change of duty uniform for all Airmen in appropriate career fields and environments. Effective this past Monday, the uniform of the day every Monday is now the blue uniform. No specific combination has been directed. "During our
Sept. 12, 2008 Time running out for voter registration With less than two months to go before Election Day, the window of opportunity to let your voice be heard is closing. Efforts have been ongoing at Scott since the beginning of the year to get as many servicemembers and their dependents registered to vote as possible. U.S. Transportation Command
Sept. 12, 2008 AMC 'Be Your Own Safety Manager' campaign first to prevent summer fatalities The 2008 Air Mobility Command's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign was its most successful one ever, with no fatalities among AMC Airmen between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays. "I want to express my gratitude to every member of AMC for making this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer
Sept. 12, 2008 Scott patriots show their support Today, seven years ago, two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, N.Y., one plane crashed into the Pentagon and the fourth plane crashed near Shanksville in Pennsylvania. The destination of the fourth plane is unknown but it is thought to have been headed to
Sept. 11, 2008 Scott residents alerted of water changes Tuesday, Illinois American Water will temporarily change the disinfectant used in the water as they always do at this time of year. Instead of using chloramines, they will be using free chlorine. The base will be notified when Illinois American Water goes back to chloramines in approximately four to
Sept. 11, 2008 Defense biometrics identification system coming to Scott Physical security describes the measures that prevent or deter attackers from accessing a facility, resource or information stored on physical media. It can be as simple as a locked door or as elaborate as multiple layers of security personnel. Scott will implement a program designed to add another
Sept. 11, 2008 Preparedeness starts at home September is National Preparedness Month and with the latest rounds of hurricanes hitting the Gulf and East coasts of the United States, the need to be ready for a major disaster are brought to the forefront in this area as well. For servicemembers, much training is done in their specific career
Sept. 11, 2008 USTRANSCOM deploys container security system to better protect U.S. military supply chain The U.S. Transportation Command recently deployed a container security system, which detects tampering and helps protect military container shipments moving from Afghanistan to Pakistan. U.S. TRANSCOM introduced the CommerceGuard container security system, provided by GE Security, Inc., a business