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  • Air Traffic Control: Monitoring the skies

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.— To the untrained eye, watching a plane soar through the air seems almost effortless. What most people don’t see though is the intense coordination that air traffic control Airmen orchestrate to ensure it’s possible.“We’re the ones who make sure our aircraft and pilots are

  • Lighter-than-Air Era

    A poster depicting the era of airships at Scott Field. Source: 375th AMW/History Office. Graphic by Karen Petitt, 375th AMW/Public Affairs.

  • Heathman takes reigns of 375th AMW

    Col. J. Scot Heathman assumed command of the 375th Air Mobility Wing during an Assumption of Command ceremony here, June 25, 2019.

  • 457th Airlift Squadron inactivates, celebrates history

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- As members both past and present watched the 457th Airlift Squadron’s guidon be rolled up and stored away at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland as part of an inactivation ceremony on June 14, they knew a proud and storied history went with it.“Getting to command a squadron as

  • Kross honored at Scott’s ATA Walk of Fame

    The Airlift/Tanker Association honored retired Gen. Walter Kross, former Air Mobility Command and United States Transportation Command commander, during an unveiling ceremony June 14 at its Walk of Fame here. Kross was the 30th Airman presented with either a bust or medallion at the location, which

  • Cadets become leaders at Scott AFB

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- High School students from Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas and Illinois participated in the Air Force Junior ROTC Cadet Leadership Course held here June 2-8.Throughout the week, 120 cadets experienced a variety of team building exercises and techniques that developed

  • Team Scott honors Key Spouses

    Commanders showed their appreciation June 10 at a luncheon to honor those who’ve made the Key Spouse Program, or KSP, a huge success this past year.