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  • Airmen train for mobility operations

    Almost 200 Airmen with the 375th Air Mobility Wing perform a mobility exercise, Feb. 19-21, 2019 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The exercise was a part of a multi-phase plan to maintain readiness for Team Scott to be able to bring the fight at a moment’s notice anywhere in the world.

  • Airmen assist with airfield readiness for flight safety

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Ensuring aircraft can safely take off and land from Scott Air Force Base requires around-the-clock support and flight line maintenance, and it’s Airmen from the 375th Operations Support Squadron airfield management team who make that happen.“Our day-to-day [work]

  • 375th CES Emergency Management team conducts readiness training

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Airmen from the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management team conducted Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training Feb. 7, 2019, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Airmen instructed on what do if a CBRN attack occurred and the importance of

  • Scott AFB commander selected to be SECAF advisor, departs in March

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Col. Leslie Maher, 375th Air Mobility Wing and Installation commander, has been selected to be the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, and will report to her new duties in early March.  Assuming command of 375th AMW will be Col. Joseph Meyer,

  • Cougar den

    The 458th Airlift Squadron hosts 7 C-21 aircraft inside a hangar at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois on Feb. 9, 2019. A $38 million avionics upgrade for the fleet is underway and a consolidation effort is moving four aircraft from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to join Scott’s 10 C-21s by late summer,

  • CMSAF Wright testifies before Congress on Air Force quality of life

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright told members of Congress at Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, that issues such as adequate base housing, reliable child care and other quality of life factors are “inextricably linked” to the service’s readiness.

  • Scott Hosts Pack 21 Pinewood Derby

    Young Team Scott Girl Scout members watch as their Pinewood Derby cars race to the finish line, Feb. 2, 2019, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. This was the first time Girl Scouts were invited to join in the race due to the introduction of girls in the Cub Scouts. There were about 40 Girl Scouts