Aug. 23, 2007 Dorm Improvements For many Airmen, the words O'Fallon, Mascoutah and Belleville are not just the names of surrounding cities names but the names of their homes. O'Fallon, Mascoutah and Belleville halls formerly known as 1810, 1820 and 1830 all have had a number of improvements over the last year and still have many
Aug. 6, 2007 Air Force NSPS update released The Air Force has deployed more than 39,000 employees to the National Security Personnel System. When fully implemented, NSPS will cover more than 128,000 Air Force employees and affect civilian employees, civilian supervisors and military members who supervise civilian employees. The Air Force
Aug. 6, 2007 AMC commander shares passion for Rodeo The commander of Air Mobility Command shared his thoughts about the importance of Rodeo 2007, the international mobility air forces readiness competition held July 22 to 27 at McChord Air Force Base. Gen. Duncan J. McNabb and AMC sponsored the competition designed to improve technical abilities
July 20, 2007 Sandra Magnus Astronaut Saturday at a free event open to the public local born and raised NASA astronaut spoke at the Lindenwood University-Belleville campus in Belleville. Dr. Sandra Magnus spoke about her training, flight experience and her current work with the International Space Station. Dr. Magnus was born in
July 20, 2007 Shiloh West Housing undergoes demolition July 12 marked a historic day at Scott and the Shiloh West housing community as the demolition of about 248 homes began. "The demolition phase should be completed near September," said Danny Storey, Construction Oversight Senior Inspector for MACTEC Engineering and Consulting Inc. "We are scheduled
July 13, 2007 Heritage to Horizons Scott Air Force Base hosted its 2007 Air Show, Heritage to Horizons, celebrating the history, spirit and power of military aviation Saturday and Sunday. This year's event, in conjunction with Air Force Week, helped celebrate 60 years of the U.S. Air Force and 90 years of Scott Field. Scott opened
July 13, 2007 Special Needs Show Scott Air Force Base hosted a special air show on Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. for senior citizens and developmentally/physically disabled individuals. Friday's air show offered those who would otherwise not be able to attend and enjoy the event due to the large crowds, a rare inside look at their
July 13, 2007 Air Force Week Air Force Week St. Louis was July 2 to 8 celebrating the Air Force and its servicemembers achievements throughout the year. Air Force Week hosted in St. Louis consisted of many events honoring AF servicemembers, from Frontier and major league baseball games, USAF Band of Mid-America concerts to an
July 9, 2007 Tactical Response Training Thursday members of the Illinois State Police Tatical Response Team and the 375th Security Forces Squadron took part in a joint exercise in the Shiloh housing. The exercise helped build 375th SFS servicemembers skills in entering and clearing a facility and also added in building synergy with an
June 29, 2007 AMC commander's Fourth of July safety message To my fellow Airmen celebrating this July Fourth holiday around the globe, thank you for your sacrifice. Two hundred and thirty-one years ago, brave patriots very much like you created our nation ... the land of the free. As you proudly wear those broad stripes and bright stars on your uniforms, you