March 1, 2017 Scott hosts prayer breakfast Scott hosted a National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 24 with the theme of “Faith worked 100 years ago and faith works now.” The guest speaker for the event was Maj. Gen. Dondi Costin, Headquarters U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains. During the event Costin said, “Faith worked 3,000 years ago, the same
March 1, 2017 635th SCOW hosting summit for LRS commanders across the AF 375th Air Mobility Wing Public AffairsThe 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing is hosting a summit for Logistics Readiness Squadron commanders March 21-22 at the Scott Air Force Base Event Center.The summit, which is open to all LRS commanders and their civilian equivalents, active duty, and Guard and
March 1, 2017 AMC achieves electronic flight bags milestone By Candy Knight Air Mobility Command recently achieved a milestone with its electronic flight bag initiative.“All AMC wings are now approved to use electronic flight bags,” said Richard Quidgeon, the AMC electronic flight bag requirements manager.EFBs are portable electronic devices that consolidate nearly 120
Feb. 22, 2017 Introducing cyber to Upward Bound East St. Louis high school students East St. Louis Center high school students visited the Air Force Network Integration Center building Feb. 16 to learn more about cyber defense. The purpose of the event was to show the Upward Bound students what things the cyber teams do in an effort to spark interest in the students to have a
Feb. 22, 2017 375th AES plays vital support role for Air Force The 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s mission is to provide Theater Aeromedical Evacuation System capabilities to support group, wing, numbered Air Force, major commands and Air Force missions.The 375th AES was given an opportunity to receive a C-130H aircraft to function as a ground AE
Feb. 22, 2017 Airlift Squadrons provide safe, reliable air transportation to nation’s senior leaders When members of the Presidential Cabinet and Congress, foreign heads of state, and other dignitaries executing global missions vital to U.S. national security need to travel, members from the 54th Airlift Squadron and 73rd AS step up to provide them with safe, reliable transportation.“Our primary
Feb. 15, 2017 Scott Airmen receive ‘hot refueling’ training Scott Air Force Base Airmen recently received training for "hot refueling". The training provides aircrews with procedures specific to "hot refueling" operations, with the helicopter running while refueling, versus "cold refueling" where the helicopter is completely shut down prior to receiving
Feb. 15, 2017 Scott tests response to CBRN explosion Airman 1st Class Austin Felts, 15th Operational Weather Squadron weather forecaster, acts as a victim of an explosion during an exercise at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Feb. 9, 2016. This was an exercise to test Scott's response to an explosion with potential chemical, biological, radiological
Feb. 15, 2017 Former commander meets with USTRANSCOM members Retired Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb, former commander, U.S. Transportation Command, addressed members of USTRANSCOM and its component commands Feb. 9 in the Seay Auditorium.McNabb was the third guest in USTRANSCOM’s 30-4-30 Distinguished Speaker Series, an initiative to celebrate the command’s 30th
Feb. 8, 2017 Security Forces partner with medics for active shooter exercise The 375th Security Forces Squadron work with the 375th Medical Group for an active shoort exercise. Medical group teams applied moulage to "victims" before the exercise started and placed them around the Scott Event Center before the exercise started. The exercise helped security forces personnel