Aug. 31, 2016 375th AMW holds fuel spill exercise The 375th Air Mobility Wing held a fuel spill exercise Aug. 25 at Scott AFB. The exercise tested the base’s response in the event of a small scale fuel spill. For this exercise, the spill scenario was based on a simulated vehicle collision with a fuel truck. The base’s Wing Inspection Team evaluated
Aug. 31, 2016 Senior NCO Induction Members of the 375th Air Mobility Wing, along with family and friends joined in celebrating Scott AFB’s newest Senior NCOs on Aug. 26 at the Scott Event Center. The Senior NCO Induction Ceremony is a tradition within the Air Force that recognizes the achievement of reaching the rank of Master Sgt.
Aug. 31, 2016 Celebrating 60 years Aug. 30 marks the 60th anniversary for one of the Air Force’s oldest workhorses—the KC-135 refueler. Members of the 126th Air Refueling Wing and the 375th Air Mobility Wing still fly and maintain KC-135 Stratotankers at Scott AFB.
Aug. 31, 2016 5 summer intern positions placed at Headquarters AMC In early spring, the Civilian Personnel Office on Scott Air Force Base put a base-wide call out to solicit interest in the 2016 Summer Internship Program.Eager to answer the call, Maj. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, authorized five summer intern
Aug. 31, 2016 Korean Vet ‘Mosquitoes’ visit with Scott Airmen Sixteen veterans of the Korean War visited Scott AFB Aug. 26, and upon their arrival, they were welcomed by the 375th Air Mobility Wing leadership and Team Scott Airmen.These veterans are a part of a group known as “Mosquitoes,” named after the radio call signs they used and the planes they flew.
Aug. 31, 2016 REAL ID Act enforced at Scott AFB Sept. 15 In accordance with the REAL ID Act of 2005, visitors seeking access to military installations using state driver’s licenses from Missouri, Minnesota, Washington and American Samoa will no longer be authorized unescorted access without additional documentation, such as a U.S. passport, starting Sept.
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