April 22, 2019 ‘Mercury’ web-based app connects funeral directors with Honor Guard teams for direct support A new web-based app designed to connect funeral directors with local Honor Guard teams is being tested at Scott AFB this summer, and then will soon be adapted for use by bases Air Force-wide.
April 17, 2019 Unit Deployment Managers prepare Airmen for wartime efforts Whether providing humanitarian aid or projecting unrivaled combat airpower, the need to move the Air Force’s most valued asset, the Airmen, is paramount, and each step in that journey requires a trusted liaison: a unit deployment manager.
April 17, 2019 The 618th ACOMS Spartans Take a Quantum Leap into Cyber Security The 618th Air Communications Squadron (ACOMS) facilitated an experimental exercise in support of the 26th Cyberspace Operations Group and 24th Air Force (AF) from December 2018-March 2019.This proof of concept, known as Exercise Quantum evaluated 24th AF’s ability to establish a scalable task force
April 5, 2019 Air Force, Army, Navy Secretaries host first national discussion on sexual assault, harassment Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson joined her Army and Navy counterparts April 4-5, for the first national discussion on sexual assault and sexual harassment at America’s colleges, universities and service academies summit at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
April 3, 2019 Technical sergeants take time to learn from senior leaders SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Within the Air Force, technical sergeants hoping to promote to the rank of master sergeant and above must create a promotion package to give to board members for review.To help prepare Team Scott’s technical sergeants for this tasking, six chief master sergeants met
April 2, 2019 635 SCOW hosts annual LRS Summit Air Force logisticians from around the world descended on St. Louis to attend the 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing’s annual Logistics Readiness Squadron Summit, 26 – 28 March.The summit brought together Logistics Commanders, Directors, Operations Officers and SCOW leadership to synchronize
April 1, 2019 New web tool lets Scott Airmen Elev-8 their ideas Elev-8 allows anyone to submit ideas on how to improve the base, their work centers or unit morale. The website also allows viewers to see submitted ideas, add comments, and vote on ideas. As the program advances, it is intended for other entities from around the installation to participate.
April 1, 2019 Air Force Command and Control at the Start of the New Millennium The new millennium began with advances brought about by the technological boom of the 1990s, and the Air Force now faced the challenge of how to maximize operations using these new technologies.
April 1, 2019 Scott STEAM Day event challenges students to think big SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Over 450 students from Illinois and Missouri traveled to Scott AFB for the annual STEAM Day, celebrating science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.Hosted by the 375th Air Mobility Wing, the event featured over 40 booths displaying different missions from around
March 27, 2019 C-21 community celebrates “Year of the Lear” The C-21 community here opened up Hangar 1 March 22 to display their upgraded avionics suite and to unveil its new tail flash design as part of a celebration dubbed “Year of the Lear.” “Thirty-five years of the Lear is just the beginning,” said Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander.