April 13, 2018 Award-winning author speaks about breastfeeding in the military SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Robyn Roche-Paull, founder of the “Breastfeeding in Combat Boots” nonprofit organization, partnered with Scott’s Mom2Mom organization to speak about breastfeeding in the military April 6. Roche-Paull has received numerous awards for her book, Breastfeeding in Combat
April 10, 2018 Scott’s Family Advocacy Program hosts baby shower, provides parent/newborn support SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Scott Air Force Base’s Family Advocacy Program hosted a baby shower for expecting military families Apr. 5, at the Scott Event Center.The purpose of the event was to provide support to expecting families through information, education, service linkage, and base and
March 28, 2018 STEAM event wows students with technology More than 300 students from six local schools got a first hand look at the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics areas of focus during Scott Air Force Base’s annual STEAM Day March 22. “Enforcing some of the critical STEAM principles will hopefully get people encouraged, young
March 27, 2018 ‘We Care Guide’ available for all Airmen SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.-- Scott Air Force Base launched a new online resource called the “We Care Guide” that connects Airmen to a list of resources that can meet their needs. “In March 2017, Maj. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, Air Mobility Command deputy commander, gave his concurrence to press with the
March 7, 2018 Little Hats, Big Hearts (Video) When the Rays' newborn baby needed life-saving surgery, the Air Force sent an aeromedical evacuation team to sustain and transport him across the ocean within a few hours. The Ray family is now finding ways to pay it forward and support other families.
March 5, 2018 Scott Cyber Mission Defense Team supports Exercise Red Flag A Cyber Mission Defense Team assigned to Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, spent three weeks at Exercise RED FLAG 18-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, building the skills necessary to defend an Air Operations Center. For RF 18-1, personnel at the Combined Air Operations Center-Nellis provided
Feb. 27, 2018 Scott Airmen volunteer at local science fair Master Sgt. Angela McFadden, Air Mobility Command training manager, and Senior Airman Nicholas Haddad, Air Mobility Command unit support analyst, ask a middle school student about her science project during St. Clare Catholic School’s science fair, Feb. 22, 2018, in O’Fallon, Illinois. Six classes,
Feb. 22, 2018 Preparing Airmen, families for financial success The Department of Defense launches the 2018 Military Saves Campaign with its annual Military Saves Week from Feb. 26 to March 3, and experts right here can help members of Team Scott with their financial goals.“Readiness is the name of the game, or overall goal. Recognizing that financial literacy
Feb. 20, 2018 AMC Command Chief completes Air Force career SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Her Air Force story began in September 1984 as a young girl from New Orleans, Louisiana, when she left for basic training and began her Air Force career with the Louisiana National Guard. Nearly 34 years later, Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Air Mobility Command
Feb. 16, 2018 Comm partners with aeromedical teams to save lives When it comes to saving lives on the battlefield, a team of medical evacuation technicians and flight nurses are critical for patient transport, but it may be surprising to know that so is having a communications expert. This was demonstrated recently when members of the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation