Jan. 23, 2019 Air Force announces fiscal year 2019 aviation bonuses The Air Force announced Jan. 23 the details of the fiscal year 2019 Aviation Bonus program.
Jan. 22, 2019 Commander delays gate decisions due to feedback from town hall meetings Due to feedback from concerned housing residents, the installation commander has delayed a decision about potential gate changes in Patriot’s Landing. Col. Leslie Maher, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, desires another four-to-six months to allow her time to further study and resolve issues
Jan. 18, 2019 Globemaster in the mist Fog surrounds a Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst C-17 Globemaster III parked on the runway at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Jan. 17, 2018. Scott AFB and the local community were affected by heavy fog which lowered the visibility to 1/8th of a statute mile and led to delays on the flight line. Scott is
Jan. 18, 2019 Remembering a legend: Air Force Medal of Honor recipient Col. Joe Jackson Nearly 50 years after receiving the Medal of Honor, Air Force legend Col. Joe M. Jackson passed away Jan. 12, 2019, at the age of 95.
Jan. 17, 2019 Multi-domain career opportunity available for AF officers The first opportunity for officers to enter a new Air Force career field is commencing summer of 2019 during a training that will prepare officers to take on responsibilities at air operations centers across the globe.. The career field is described as command and control operational-level
Jan. 16, 2019 Commander ‘moving the flag’ to other AFSC bases Air Force Sustainment Center leadership will relocate its headquarters for one week to the two other major bases within AFSC throughout 2019.The “move the flag” visits are an effort to immerse leadership in the local work force mission and communities around the command. The first effort took place
Jan. 16, 2019 Scott digs out after snowstorm Members of the 375th Civil Engineer squadron spent the morning of Jan. 12, 2019, clearing roads at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, after heavy snowfall. Each shift required about 20 people to aid in the process of clearing the roads to ensure motorists are safe.
Jan. 15, 2019 Inaugural Vice Chief’s Challenge seeks game-changing innovations The Air Force is continuing to look to its Airmen to create innovative solutions to the service’s trickiest challenges, this time specifically seeking their help to improve multi-domain operations.
Jan. 15, 2019 Transient aircraft get lift from Scott maintainers The 375th Operations Support Squadron AGE flight provides maintainers with the equipment needed to keep aircraft ready to fly by making sure equipment such as generators, heaters, and hydraulics are maintained, inspected and ready for use.
Jan. 11, 2019 New AFIMSC office stresses ideas, innovation and implementation Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s new Innovation Office stood up Nov. 26