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Scott joins Air Force network Feb. 21

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  • By 375th Communications Squadron
  • 375th Air Mobility Wing
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  As Scott Air Force Base approaches its projected Air Force Network migration start date of Feb. 21, a team of communications experts are busy preparing equipment and resources to facilitate the migration of more than 12,000 organization and user accounts.

The AFNet migration project will collapse all existing stand-alone networks into one consolidated network, complete with a central user directory and e-mail service for all AFNet users, which will fall under the control of a single commander.

In the past, unique mission requirements and concerns drove organizations to operate their own e-mail and network services. But this approach lacked standardization, adequate security, and was very expensive to operate and maintain. Additionally, there was no enterprise situational awareness or single organization or commander responsible for the network.
While the 375th Communications Squadron promises the change will be relatively transparent to users, the migration will alleviate many of the concerns created by the existing network environment.

"To most of us, our ability to log on to the network is taken for granted," said Maj. Christopher Shields, 375th Communications Squadron deputy commander. "But a lot goes on behind the scenes to ensure e-mail gets delivered to the right place and to battle against viruses and malicious attempts to disrupt access to Air Force networks."
In fact, the most noticeable change for Scott users will be the format of e-mail addresses since the migration replaces the first.last@scott.af.mil e-mail address with a standardized first.last@us.af.mil e-mail address.

This change will allow central e-mail management and will give users an address that follows them for the duration of a career or affiliation with the Air Force regardless of the base or organization to which they're assigned. Additionally, Airmen will now have log-on capability to any connected Air Force computer without having to re-register for computer access when deployed, on temporary duty or after a permanent change of station.

Given Scott's joint environment, not all Team Scott personnel will be affected.

"Only those users with addresses that include 'scott.af.mil' will be migrated," said Susan Shaw, a project manager for the 375th CS who is overseeing the migration. "If your e-mail address does not include 'scott.af.mil' then you won't be affected."

Scott is the last Air Mobility Command installation to migrate its users to the AFNet.

For more information concerning the migration project, contact the Lead Command Office at 229-6815, or by e-mail at afnic.ecso@us.af.mil.