Aug. 5, 2016 Scott AFB holds annual boat regatta Members of the 375th Medical Operations Squadron team compete in the annual boat regatta at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 5, 2016. The 375th MDOS team won the first heat but sank during the final race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
Aug. 4, 2016 New DISA Global facility ushers in future of cyber-security measures After a decade of planning and three years of construction, Defense Information Systems Agency Global Operations Command is unveiling its $100 million facility during a ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 11. The 164,000 sq. ft. DISA Global complex houses the United States’ premier cyber-protection
Aug. 3, 2016 375th LRS tests fuel samples Senior Airman Christopher Buccieri, 375th Logistical Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, tests a fuel sample to determine the presence of particulates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Martinez/Released)
Aug. 3, 2016 3rd MRS inactivates at Scott AFB The 3rd Manpower Requirements Squadron held its inactivation ceremony July 28 and will officially inactivate Sept. 1 at Scott Air Force Base.The 3rd MRS has been on Scott AFB, in one form or another, since January 1991. They officially activated Jan. 16, 1991, only to inactivate three years later in
Aug. 3, 2016 Railroad construction to close roads, gates on base Norfolk Southern Railway will be making essential repairs to the railroad crossings on or near Scott Air Force Base this month. A summary of the impacts is below and attached:Phase 1. 8 Aug: South Drive closed (southeast of the runway, near the waste water treatment plant)2. 8 - 10 Aug: Superior
Aug. 3, 2016 Canadian officer Capt. Damien Miller gains experience through exchange program Growing up, Capt. Damien Miller’s father was in the Royal Canadian Air Force, so he became used to constantly moving around and calling any place he ended up with his family “home.” In 2004, Miller followed in his father’s footsteps, commissioning as an officer in the RCAF himself. In 2012 he
July 27, 2016 375th LRS sends off next round of deployees Scott Air Force Base just said goodbye to another round of deployers this week under one of the larger “deployment bands” that hit the base.“This band is known as our ‘big hit’ deployment window and logistics planners coordinated several instances where groups of 10 or more personnel were departing
July 27, 2016 Air Force, Army units collaborate to enhance interoperability Representatives from Air Mobility Command, 18th Air Force, 18th Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division and U.S. Transportation Command came together for a Joint Forcible Entry Readiness Symposium at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, July 19 – 22.
July 27, 2016 Scott emphasizes importance of cybersecurity with AFA CyberCamp The Smithton School District recently hosted a CyberPatriot summer camp supported in conjunction with the Midwest Cyber Center of Excellence and Scott AFB.Smithton School is one of the distinguished organizations across the United States selected to participate in the second season of the Air Force
July 27, 2016 Pokemon etiquette—catch them safely If you have been outside, you may have noticed people wandering the streets with cell phone in hand. Nintendo’s release of Pokémon Go has resurged the popularity of the 90’s Pokémon franchise.So what is Pokémon Go? It’s a smartphone game that augments reality and uses your GPS to place Pokémon