June 18, 2008 Heritage Airpark construction commences The Scott Heritage Airpark officially became more than just an idea when base and community leaders broke ground at the future site Friday. A little rain didn't stop the ceremony that initiated the first of three construction stages, which include grading the site, building a parking area and
June 18, 2008 Members from Pakistan visit Scott agencies A group of Pakistani civilians and military members visited the U.S. Transportation Command June 1-7 as part of the Pakistan Outreach Program. The 12-member group included Pakistani Army, Air Force and Naval officers as well as four civilians who work on transportation issues for USTRANSCOM at the
June 18, 2008 Environmental, occupational health inspection underway Scott Air Force Base's environmental and occupational health programs are currently under review through the Environmental Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program through Friday. EOHCAMP occurs every three years by an external team. This year's EOHCAMP Team consists of
June 18, 2008 Annual picnic reaches out to youth The Annual Big Brother/Sister picnic was held June 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Airman Leadership School Pavilion, followed by a fun day of swimming at the fitness center pool. The Air Mobility Command Intelligence Squadron was the sponsor of this annual event. The children, from the
June 18, 2008 Car wash for a cause The First Four Airmen Council held a car wash fundraiser Saturday at the Base Theatre from noon to 3 p.m. "The goal for the car wash was to raise money for the family in Belleville who lost everything they had in an explosion a couple of months ago," said Senior Airman Nicole Washington, First Four
June 18, 2008 Cardinal Creek Chapel reopens after two years A vision will become a reality as Cardinal Creek Chapel, formerly known as Chapel 2, celebrates their grand re-opening after more than two and a half years closure June 22. Chapel 2 was closed in September 2005 due to potential health risks. After two years of dormancy, new chapel leadership
June 18, 2008 JTF Scott member receives top military scholar award Tech. Sgt. Steven Jones of Air Mobility Command received the Military Scholar Award for Undergraduate Studies during commencement exercises at Amridge University in Montgomery, Ala. The Military Scholar Award recognizes enlisted graduates who have excelled in scholarly achievement during their
June 18, 2008 Scott members presented with Awards for Service to the CFC Five volunteers at Scott Air Force base were recently honored for their service to the fall 2007 Gateway Combined Federal Campaign. Hope McMahon, Chair of the Gateway Combined Federal Campaign Leadership Committee and Chief, U.S. Transportation Command Transformation and Readiness Division,