Oct. 11, 2017 Band of Mid-America performs at St. Louis Arch for Air Force's 70th birthday The Gateway Arch stretches 635 feet toward the sky while Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Friedman, Band of Mid-America musician, clings cymbals together during the Air Force 70th anniversary concert, St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 30, 2017. The band provided a concert at the St. Louis Gateway Arch in celebration of
Oct. 4, 2017 Scott launches Cyber Security Month Scott Air Force Base is recognizing National Cyber Security Awareness Month throughout October with several base events and local school visits. Since 2004, the Department of Homeland Security has sponsored NCSAM in an effort to educate the public on the importance of cybersecurity.Breaches in
Oct. 4, 2017 Scott plans events for Fire Prevention Week The following events are taking place as part of Fire Prevention Week:· Oct. 10: A base library puppet show from 9 a.m.-noon; a visit at the Child Development Center from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Both events will have a fire engine static display; · Oct. 11: A visit to the Child Development
Oct. 4, 2017 Team Scott, community rally together for Bereda family At the end of the event, community members were encouraged to take home one of 700 rocks used to weigh down luminaries, O’Fallon, Ill., Sept. 23, 2017. Heather Braundmeier, 375th Aerospace Medical Operations Squadron health promotions manager, asked for participants to write or paint on them and
Oct. 4, 2017 Parker wins Diamond Sharp Award Airman 1st Class Seth Parker, 375th Communications Squadron client systems technician, is this quarter’s winner of the Diamond Sharp Award. Parker has proven himself a vital member of the client systems center. Taking the lead, he quickly identified a faulty switch and manually re-added 141
Oct. 4, 2017 Household goods, vehicle shipment programs for DOD now consolidated under USTRANSCOM U.S Transportation Command is now the single manager of the Defense Personal Property Program—or DP3—which oversees the Department of Defense’s household goods and privately-owned vehicle shipment programs.For the past eight years, the Army’s Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, a
Oct. 4, 2017 Illinois National Guard communicators support Hurricane Maria relief efforts SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- An Illinois Air National Guard communications unit recently deployed to Puerto Rico in support of Hurricane Maria recovery efforts.The 126th Communications Flight left Scott Air Force Base to assist with search and rescue efforts, according to Master Sgt. Eric Peterman,
Oct. 2, 2017 Household Goods and Vehicle Shipment Programs for Department of Defense Consolidated Under U.S. Transportation Command SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – USTRANSCOM is now the single manager of the Defense Personal Property Program or DP3, which oversees the Department of Defense’s household goods and privately-owned vehicle shipment programs. For the past eight years, the U.S. Army’s Military Surface Deployment and
Sept. 27, 2017 A fond farewell to Chief Mathias Command Chief Wes Mathias is retiring after 30 years of service to our Air Force. With a career in weather and two positions as command chief, he has worked tirelessly for Airmen all over the globe. While at Scott, he served three commanders and introduced us to “The Showcase Shadow!” I’m honored to
Sept. 27, 2017 Scott holds active shooter exercise SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The 375th Inspector General Office conducted an active shooter exercise Sept. 21 at Scott to assess the 375th Air Mobility Wing’s notification, response, and incident command and control procedures. Mission partners—including the 126th Air Refueling Wing, 932nd Airlift