Scott Air Force Base to host 35th annual Retiree Appreciation Day Published Sept. 6, 2023 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Scott Air Force Base will be hosting its 35th annual Retiree Appreciation Day, October 14, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Scott Event Center. The Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. to allow time for attendees to register and enjoy free coffee and refreshments. The event is open to all military retirees, immediate family members and surviving spouses from all branches. There will more than 30 informational booths covering a wide array of services available for retirees. Some of them include ID card appointment scheduling, Military and Family Readiness Center help, Scott Pass registration (must have valid ID) among many more. The Army and Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) team at Scott will also be raffling off door prizes at the event. Colonel John Poole, who took command of the 375th Air Mobility Wing in July, will give a speech to open the event. Information booths and services planned for the event are listed below. Please check back for additions to this list as its subject to change. SERVICES ID Card Appointment Scheduling Scott Pass Registration (Automated Gate) MEDICAL INFORMATION Lab Radiology Pharmacy Internal Medicine Red Cross VA Health Care FORCE SUPPORT SQUADRON ITT (Info Tickets & Travel) Library Bowling Alley Golf Course INFORMATIONAL History Legal Honor Flight PGA Hope AFSA PWOC IDES Veterans Affairs Widow Support Human Resources COMMUNITY Civil Air Patrol DAV Military Officers Association Red, White and Blue Retiree Affairs Veterans Center Veterans Business VFWs USO Itinerary: 0830 Doors Open to Public 0900 Registration 0930 Posting of Colors, National Anthem & Invocation 0945 375 AMW/CC Opening Remarks Speaker Vice Wing CC 0955 Unclassified Intel Brief 1005 Service Recognition 1015 Guest Speaker Remarks Speaker 375 WG/CC Colonel Poole 1030 New Retire Action Officer Remarks Speaker Mr. Niehaus 1040 Casualty Assistance Representative 1045 Closing remarks Speaker M.C. Capt Arnold 1045 Info Booths Open 1200 Event Concludes With questions, please contact Chaplain Michael Farar at michael.farar.1@us.af.mil. Let us know your experience. Please Take our survey.