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
Sept. 29, 2016 State residency, taxes, voting guidance for spouses When you and your family PCS to Scott Air Force Base, you may have several concerns about your state of residency, especially when it comes to your driver’s license and taxes. The following is some general advice on your options. When spouses move with an active duty member, they no longer need to
Sept. 29, 2016 2016 Brig. Gen. Schimmenti Scholarship Tech. Sgt. Melissa Ward, Detachment 4, 375th Operations Group aeromedical evacuation technician flight instructor, was awarded the Brig. Gen. Carmelita Shimmenti Scholarship on Aug. 5, 2016 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Created by Schimmenti, the first Hispanic female to attain the rank
Sept. 29, 2016 Combined Federal Campaign begins Oct. 3 It is that time of year when federal employees are given the opportunity to support their favorite charities through a highly cost-efficient mechanism, the Combined Federal Campaign. The CFC was established in 1961 and remains one of two authorized solicitations to federal employees in the workplace
Sept. 29, 2016 October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month across the nation. During the month local, state, and federal agencies, along with schools, universities, and companies of all sizes will provide education on Internet safety. Every time you log on to a computer or use a cell phone, you’re entering