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  • AMC’s Phoenix Spark Tank competition recognizes innovation

    Air Mobility Command held its first-ever Phoenix Spark Tank competition at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, where four finalists proposed their innovation ideas to top Air Force leaders and the president of VOX Space Oct. 26.

  • Have a Healthy Halloween

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Halloween typically brings thoughts of scary things. For parents, that may include the excess of Halloween candies. Consider starting a tradition which incorporates more healthful treats than candies.A Halloween cookie or cupcake event in your own kitchen can be a fun

  • Cycling brings Airmen, community together

    RAGBRAI takes about 1,000 cyclists all the way through Iowa, starting in the Missouri River and ending with front tires dipped in the Mississippi River. But, the ride is more than just about cycling, it’s a way to bring the Air Force closer to local communities.

  • Airman 1st Class Sewa Gunn: Creating an American dream

    Not everyone would leave behind a home near the ocean where every day is filled with fishing, swimming, enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables and owning a business, but sometimes it’s what needs to be done for an even better opportunity for happiness.That’s exactly what Airman 1st Class Sewa Gunn,

  • Team Scott graduates, inducts new Honorary Commanders

    Team Scott honored 27 outgoing civic leaders and welcomed 29 new ones during an Honorary Commander graduation and induction ceremony Oct. 19.The Honorary Commander program matches community leaders of influence with a military commander of a unit with the goal to educate and increase their knowledge

  • ALS class honors Gold Star families

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Before students of Class 18-G received their diplomas at the latest Airman Leadership School graduation, five members of the audience were called to the stage: a blonde woman wearing a set of dog tags and a mother trailed by three children. After several moments, these

  • Halloween safety tips

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- With Halloween around the corner everybody is stocking up on candy and costumes for the big evening.  As children are filling the streets going door to door in search of their favorite sweet delicacies we need to remember to keep it safe.  Some great ways to avoid an

  • VA Women's Health Transition Training

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Women’s Health Services Office has partnered with the Air Force Women’s Initiative Team to develop the VA Women’s Health Transition Pilot Training. This program, which began implementing training sessions at Air Force bases in

  • Being vigilant while online

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILL. -- We live in a day and age of exponential progress. Take our population, for example. There were one billion humans on the planet by 1800, but by 1927, one and a quarter century later, it was double that. In even less time, by 2011, the population had exploded to seven