Oct. 12, 2016 Maj. Kerry Phelan to receive Optometrist of the Year award Maj. Kerry Phelan, 375th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry flight commander, will be awarded the Armed Forces Optometric Society Junior Optometrist of the Year 2016 on Nov. 8 at the AFOS annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif.Phelan had already been awarded the AFOS Air Force Junior Optometrist of the
Oct. 12, 2016 375th CONS, CPTS Airmen team up for fiscal year closeout Thanks to the efforts of the wing’s contracting and comptroller squadrons, who worked around the clock to ensure a successful 2016 End of Year closeout, Team Scott came away with some much-needed projects.Some of the major projects include audio/visual system upgrades for conference rooms such as
Oct. 12, 2016 375th AMW ‘ICE’ Airmen ‘wow’ Chief Frey Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Air Mobility Command Command chief, visited with Airmen of the 375th Air Mobility Wing during a tour Oct. 3-4. Frey said she walked away impressed by the innovation, communication and excellence she witnessed at units throughout the wing.“I’m not surprised by anything
Oct. 12, 2016 General highlights importance of constructing C2 for networks Maj. Gen. Dwyer L. Dennis emphasized the importance of a command and control construct for networks during a recent presentation to the Hanscom Representatives Association. The general, who is the command, control, communications, intelligence and networks program executive officer, referenced Air
Oct. 5, 2016 Fall Festival and Chili Cook-off The Chapel is hosting this year’s Harvest Festival and Chili Cook-off on Oct. 21 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Parade Field.The day will feature a bounce house, face painting, hay mazes, hay rides, popcorn and cotton candy, a petting zoo, chili dinner and hot dogs, pumpkin picking, a cake walk, a
Oct. 5, 2016 FLU Line Oct. 26, 6-6 The 375th Medical Group Immunizations Clinic has received this year’s flu vaccine for eligible TRICARE beneficiaries ages 3 and up. All eligible TRICARE beneficiaries are welcome to come to the flu line Oct. 26, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the library auditorium. If you have any questions, contact
Oct. 5, 2016 Scott hosts STEM Day with local students More than 350 students from Central, Marissa, West, and Mascoutah Middle Schools attended Scott Air Force Base’s first-ever STEM Day Sept. 29.“The purpose was to showcase how Scott Airmen implement the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics on a daily basis to Enable Rapid Global
Oct. 5, 2016 AMC consolidates with MAC The Secretary of the Air Force announced recently that Headquarters Air Mobility Command would consolidate with Headquarters Military Airlift Command, effective Oct. 1, 2016. With this, AMC will add 51 years to its history, tracing its lineage back to May 29, 1941 and the Air Corps Ferry
Sept. 29, 2016 Retiree Appreciation Day Greg Mask served in the Air Force for 26 years. He is a first year Trustee at the Scott Veterans of Foreign Wars and does it as a way of continual service. Laughing, Mask said the best thing about the military was simply making it to retirement. Then he added that there’s no other place with
Sept. 29, 2016 OSI’s Hall of Heroes remembers service members killed in action In the hallway of Scott’s Air Force Office of Special Investigation Det. 301 building are 16 illustrations of fallen servicemembers killed in the line of duty.They hang in memoriam in what they call the “Hall of Heroes” as a reminder of their accomplishments and sacrifices, said Undre Stoker, AFOSI