Aug. 24, 2016 375th AES trains with Transportation Isolation System In September 2014, President Barack Obama sent over 3,000 military members to West Africa to help control and contain the Ebola outbreak.Since then, the federal government has placed an importance on ensuring that military personnel who may come in contact with the Ebola virus are trained to respond
Aug. 24, 2016 Generations of pride for Libby family Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Libby, 618th Air Operation Center’s first sergeant, is no stranger to the word patriotism. Since he was a child, he has proudly called himself an American and has carried the nation’s flag, folded snugly in a triangular case, everywhere he has gone. It has seen every
Aug. 24, 2016 Bringing Airmen home—Scott AFB presents full military funeral honors to 3 service members Members of the Scott Honor Guard had the privilege of presenting full military funeral honors to three special servicemembers earlier this year:· Tech. Sgt. Leonard Unger, 36, of St. Clair, Mo; · Airman 1st Class George Ingram, 23, of Beloit, Wis; and· Airman 2nd Class Thomas
Aug. 24, 2016 Scott AFB teams up with Alton VFW to present ‘Badge of Courage’ to 6-year-old boy Little 6-year-old Hayden Brown doesn’t get to do what most children his age do because of a rare terminal degenerative disease called Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, commonly referred to as MLD. This condition makes it difficult for him to eat, walk, talk and even show facial expressions. In recent
Aug. 24, 2016 Airmen practice Ebola safety during Exercise Mobility Solace Air Mobility Command Airmen flew an aeromedical evacuation of a simulated Ebola patient from Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Andrews, Md., during Exercise Mobility Solace, Aug. 15-17.Mobility Solace provided AMC and its joint partners, the opportunity to evaluate the procedures and operational
Aug. 18, 2016 EMT Rodeo For the first time ever, Scott Air Force Base’s 375th Medical Group will be sending a team of four to Cannon AFB, N.M., to compete in the Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo from Aug. 24-27. Last year Cannon AFB hosted 20 teams.This year they will host 24, which is the most teams to date. The EMT
Aug. 18, 2016 Exchange welcomes McAlister’s Deli to Scott With the snip of a ribbon, the Scott Air Force Base Exchange welcomed McAlister’s Deli—the restaurant’s first location on an Army or Air Force installation. The new restaurant brings extra convenience to Airmen and civilians working at Defense Information Systems Agency.Kim Allen, McAlister’s
Aug. 18, 2016 375th MDG medic receives Purple Heart Lt. Col. Steven Fisher, a medic with the 375th Medical Group, received the Purple Heart Aug. 12 during a ceremony at the Medical Clinic. Fisher was deployed as the Chief Nurse during Operation Enduring Freedom to Camp Holland, Afghanistan, when in the early morning hours of Oct. 17, 2011, the base
Aug. 18, 2016 Storytellers: Every Airman has a story The Scott Air Force Base NCO Council recently held their second Storytellers event, where Airmen stationed at Scott told a personal story about a tough time in their life and what they did to overcome it.Storytellers’ motto is, “Every Airman has a story.”The purpose of the event is for individuals
Aug. 18, 2016 458th Airlift Squadron Change of Command Lt. Col. Michael Schwan assumes command of the 458th Airlift Squadron and accepts the guidon from Col. Perry Long, 375th Operations Group commander, Aug. 12 at Scott Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua Eikren)