May 22, 2013 Supporting the mission by providing dental services I have always been a pilot "wanna be" and thrilled to be around aircraft and flight. As such, a career in the Air Force and its mission has been a good fit. It affords me a good deal of time to be around or near flightlines to watch the varied Air Force airframes taking off to or landing from a
May 21, 2013 Memorial Day: Remembering our fellow servicemembers This year, Memorial Day hits a little closer to home. While it's a day to reflect and remember the sacrifices borne by all those who've died while serving our nation in uniform, my thoughts are turned toward the recent losses we've suffered here and in the Air Mobility Command community.As
May 15, 2013 Belle-Scott: Celebrating 63 years of community friendship Tonight, we'll be celebrating 63 years of friendship between the Greater Scott community and Scott Air Force Base as our generous friends pay a special tribute to our servicemembers in an annual gala designed to thank them for their service.More than 100 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and
May 15, 2013 ‘Killer Be’s of Customer Service’ After 15 years in the Air Force as a personnel officer, I somewhat consider myself an expert in providing quality customer service. As the Commander of the 375th Force Support Squadron, I get to lead a proud team whose primary mission is providing agile combat support to all of Team Scott. I would
April 24, 2013 Shout outs for a great team effort! What I truly admire about this team--both within the wing and throughout the base--is how we all come together to respond, fix, work around or help out with unexpected events! I especially admire the flexibility and teamwork I witnessed during the events of last week's "monsoon!"We knew we'd be
April 17, 2013 MiCare system improves health care The 375th Medical Group is always looking for ways to keep the care we provide safe, effective, and efficient. We recently fielded a new process that will support these important objectives. This process involves combining MiCare, a secure messaging system, with an innovation that will improve the
April 10, 2013 Getting families back into fitness Warmer weather is just around the corner, which means now is a great opportunity to begin to incorporate or re-incorporate physical activity back into your family schedules. As adults, we constantly hear about the importance of getting approximately 30 minutes of physical activity each day. Yet it
March 27, 2013 Getting into the “spring” of things? What should have been a weekend to kick off the spring season suddenly turned into a phenomenon that I hadn't heard about until living here: Thundersnow! Apparently it's a rare type of thunderstorm where the precipitation is snow instead of rain. I'll have to say that was a first for me, only to
March 20, 2013 Being an ambassador is a privilege Before arriving at Scott I was extremely fortunate to experience the assignment of a lifetime ... Australia.Not only was I stationed in Australia at Royal Australian Air Force Base Glenbrook, about an hour west of Sydney, but it was a 42 month tour. The Australians are some of the friendliest people
March 13, 2013 Drawing connections with important Red Cross volunteers I've had my eye on a Red Cross volunteer for quite some time. I noticed her at the pharmacy about four months ago; great smile, pretty eyes--flips her hair to the side when she greets patrons, and there's that racy blue vest she wears over that conservative white, long-sleeved blouse. Thankfully,