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  • Airman shares family's law enforcement legacy

    “Raise your right and hand and repeat after me ,” following that statement, one Airman on Scott changed his life to become part of a legacy that his family started generations before him.

  • Air Force to sample local wells for PFOS/PFOA near Scott AFB

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and Scott Air Force Base are working together to sample identified wells that are used for a water source within one mile southeast of the base for potential contamination from past fire-fighting activities on the installation.The Air Force is currently

  • Mobility Airmen: Assemble!

    The Airmen of the 375th Air Mobility Wing work around the clock during a mobility exercise, Feb. 3-7, 2020 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The exercise tests the wing's ability to deploy Airmen at a moment's notice, and gives Airmen an opportunity to operate in a simulated deployment environment.

  • New simulator boosts LRS training

    From the streets of Bagdad to a local interstate, its imperative that all transportation Airmen understand how to operate every vehicle they’re assigned to, and the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron has added another tool for them to do just that.

  • Q&A about new marijuana laws for Illinois, military members

    As of Jan. 1, possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana for recreational use will be legal in the State of Illinois. However, use and possession of marijuana on a military installation, or by military members or Department of Defense employees, is still illegal under the Controlled Substances Act.

  • Looming wonder

    In 1923, Scott Field was the nation’s center for Lighter-Than-Air activity, which lasted 15 years, making it a short lived, yet awe-inspiring time in military history when airships and balloons ruled the skies.