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  • SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Colonel Curt Cannel, 375th Operations Group commander and staff cut the ribbon at Hangar One for the relocation of the 375th Operations Group Staff and the Operations Support Squadron including flight records. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marv Lynchard)

    375th OG ribbon cutting

  • SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- This holiday season Joint Total Force Scott started to celebrate in a variety of ways. Events kicked off with the USO and Jack Daniels Distillery “Toast to the Troops” concert on Dec. 4 featuring country music star Craig Morgan. Mr. Morgan along with more than a hundred Joint Total Force Scott members stuffed more than 10,000 USO care packages for deployed servicemembers. Joint Total Force Scott came out Thursday and braved the rain and snow to give out nearly 300 free holiday trees and to light the Scott tree. Saturday’s events started with the USO Santa Express event at Union Station in downtown St. Louis, which featured a free ride on the MetroLink and holiday activities for local military families, and ended with the 375th Airlift Wing Holiday party held at the Scott Club. The holiday season has just started for Joint Total Force Scott with many more events to come for more information on holiday events around Scott see upcoming issues of the Command Post. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marv Lynchard)

    Lighting up the holidays

  • Fox Theater dancers entertain servicemembers and their families during the USO Santa Express at Union Station Dec. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Gilliand)

    USO helps reign in the season

    Supporting the U.S. military is the number one priority of the USO, this was evident when servicemembers from Joint Total Force Scott and the Metro East area attended the 'Santa Express' event Saturday. The journey began for Joint Total Force Scott members at the Shiloh/Scott Metro station where USO volunteers dressed as elves handed out train
  • One of hundreds of solar powered running lights currently lining the rubberized track around the Scott Air Force Base flightline.

    Lighting up the rubberized track

    The winter months are upon Scott Air Force Base, to help Joint Total Force Scott servicmembers better utilize the rubberized track during low light conditions the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron Horizontal Construction Team along with the 375th CES Electrician Shop has put up over 3 miles of lights to aid runners. The solar powered lights which
  • SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Mark “Marvin the Magician” Poole performs a balloon trick during a magic show during the Fall Popcorn Festival held at Scott Lake. The Popcorn festival featured free food, hayrides, games, bouncy castles, pumpkin decorating, face painting, pie bake-off and much more for families of Joint Total Force Scott. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marv Lynchard)

    It's magic ...

  • MSS flights change hours

    As of Nov. 1, the 375th Mission Support Squadron Military Personnel Flight, Education Center and Civilian Personnel Flight will have revised customer service hours from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The reduced customer service hours will provide MPF Airmen with the training required to increase their quality of service as they forge through unprecedented
  • Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander, presented Capt. David Burnett, 375th Military Personnel Flight commander, with the Airman’s Medal before a Company Grade Officers’ Council luncheon at the Scott Club on Oct. 22. Captain Burnett received the award for an outstanding act of heroism performed on June 22 when he risked his own life to save the lives of a mother and two small children who were trapped in their vehicle following a massive car accident.

    Airmans Medal

  • Members of the German Youth Officers visit the 126th Air Refueling Wing and tour KC-135 "Stratotanker" aircraft during their visit to Scott. (Air Force photo by Marv Lynchard)

    German officers visit Scott

    A group of German Youth Information Officers, or Bundeswehr, arrived at Scott Air Force Base Oct. 3 to learn first hand about the U.S. Air Force "The purpose of the visit is a German Company Grade Officer level "Spread the word" tour," said Capt. Derek Strunk, project coordinator. "These 35 German officers are on special duty acting as public

  • 'Eagles Eyes' program helps keep Scott members out of harm's way

    In recent days, the Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 301, has received reports of unusual activities that indicate people are attempting to gather intelligence about Joint Total Force Scott. Successfully mitigating threats against military members and installations begins with the ability to identify things that seem out of place, and
  • The entrance to the 375th Medical Group. The group is currently undergoing many customer-oriented changes.

    375th MDG: Maximizing efficiency, improving patient care

    For more than a year, the 375th Medical Group and Base Hospital have undergone constant change. Not the least of which is that the Scott Air Force Base Hospital is now the Base Clinic. More change is on the horizon for the clinic and Lt. Col. John Mansfield, 375th Medical Operations Squadron commander, reminds Joint Total Force Scott that "the
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