Aug. 21, 2008 375th OSS exercise serves three-fold purpose The 375th Operation Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment office held an Air Force-wide exercise Aug. 11through Wednesday to train Scott Airmen as well as 15 other visiting Airmen. Scott was chosen because it is centrally located and the aircrew flight equipment Airmen could handle it. The
Aug. 20, 2008 AFCA builds 'culture of responsibility' In Basic Military Training, trainees are taught to always have each other's back. If an Airman is falling behind another Airman should help them catch up or if an Airman is doing something wrong another Airman should help them get back on track. For the Airmen who are out of BMT, the wingman concept
Aug. 20, 2008 60 years of integration In the summer of 1942, Scott Field's first units manned by black personnel, the 46th Aviation Squadron (separated) and the 934th Quartermaster Platoon Transportation Air Base, arrived. Racial incidents occurred after their arrival; however, purportedly commanders were able to help defuse tensions by
Aug. 20, 2008 Deplopyed Scott Airmen help 'overhaul' cadillacs The portable restrooms in many parts of a deployed base, commonly referred to as 'cadillacs,' are scheduled to receive an overhaul in the near future. The wing commander's goal is to have three new, concrete facilities and five of the cadillacs in most need of repair refurbished by Dec. 25,
Aug. 20, 2008 Disa-Scott's Adopt a School program Southwestern Illinois College is the third school to sign an Education Partnership Agreement with the Defense Information Systems Agency at Scott. SWIC, with a student population of around 16,000, is the largest school signed under the AAS program, and joins Belleville-East and Shiloh Middle School.