Oct. 15, 2018 Training for Combating Trafficking in Person deadline approaches Did you know that trafficking in persons is the second largest criminal activity in the world, after illegal drug trafficking? Trafficking in Person is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, transfer, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse or exploitation of a person. The three
Oct. 14, 2018 AMC/A6 hosts cyber interns One can’t help but to hear news stories of companies getting hacked and data being exfiltrated. Just a few weeks ago, it was reported hackers gained access to 50 million Facebook accounts.As interconnected systems become more and more commonplace, so does the need for increased security and trained
Oct. 9, 2018 375th AMW welcomes new vice commander Over the span of his 21-year-career, Col. Joseph Meyer has held four positions at Scott Air Force Base, including his current position as the 375th Air Mobility Wing’s new vice commander.He began his journey in the Air Force determined to become a pilot—inspired by both of his grandfathers who
Oct. 6, 2018 Team Scott honors retirees Col. Leslie Maher, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, welcomed retirees to Scott Air Force Base’s 33rd annual Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 6, 2018. Retirees were given the opportunity obtain information from several booths including the American Legion, Red Cross, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
Oct. 2, 2018 Fire Prevention Week set for Oct. 7-13 More than 1.3 million fires were reported in 2017, resulting in an estimated 3,400 civilian deaths and 15,000 civilian injuries, and resulting in $23 billion in property loss.There were 379,000 residential structure fires, an increase of 7,500 fires from 2016. Of these fires, 262,500 occurred in
Oct. 1, 2018 Air Force begins transition of hospitals, clinics to the Defense Health Agency The Defense Health Agency officially assumed administrative and management responsibilities of a handful of hospitals and clinics as part of the Military Health System reforms mandated by Congress.The transition of the facilities is part of a phased implementation plan developed by DHA and Services
Sept. 27, 2018 Plea deal reached in former Scott AFB commander sexual assault case Legal proceedings concluded Sept. 10 in the case of United States v. Colonel John O. Howard, former 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. In the pretrial agreement reached July 2, Howard accepted non-judicial punishment proceedings under Article 15, Uniform Code of
Sept. 25, 2018 AFRC voting assistance office offers helping hand With midterm elections Nov. 6, the Scott Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center’s voting assistance office is here to help Team Scott members with the voting essentials.The A&FRC educates voters from all military branches on the various steps to register to vote and how to obtain an
Sept. 25, 2018 Scott AFB hosts Motorcycle Mentorship Ride The 375th Air Mobility Wing hosted a Motorcycle Mentorship Ride on Sept. 14 to give riders with varying levels of experience a chance to get a refresher in motorcycle safety. The focus of the ride was safety and mentoring during a group situation and overall safety in the motorcycle community for
Sept. 25, 2018 AFPC increases transparency of DSD assignments The Air Force’s Personnel Center has revised the way it delivers notifications for Airmen selected for Military Training Instructor (8B000) and Military Training Leader (8B100) Developmental Special Duty assignments in an effort to create more commander involvement and increase transparency in the