June 29, 2011 Let Freedom Ring Inscribed on America's Liberty Bell are the words, "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." It was the same famous bell that is said to have rung out on July 8, 1776 from the tower of Independence Hall summoning the citizens of Philadelphia to hear the first
June 22, 2011 Everyone needs a Wingman My deployment nearly broke me last year. It had been a long time since I felt the way I felt that day. As many of you know, the pace is non-stop out there. You lose any real sense of the days of the week as they all run together. Since the war doesn't stop for the weekends, I only had a day or two
June 22, 2011 Wingman Day focuses on social, spiritual resiliency Resiliency. Spiritual, mental, physical, or social--you never know when you are going to need it, but once you do, you'll be glad you spent the time upfront to build it. This was validated again in my own life this past week when a member of my family developed a medical condition that required a
June 15, 2011 Last week at Scott was busy, fun What an awesome week it was to be at Scott Air Force Base and in the surrounding communities! It began last Sunday night with Starlifter's concert that kicked off our first-ever Homecoming Week. Homecoming Week was designed to have multiple Scott AFB organizations open their doors to residents,
June 9, 2011 Senior NCOs help a lieutenant during deployment When I was first assigned to security forces, I knew I would deploy, but I thought I had plenty of time. Things did not go as I expected. With less than a year of active duty experience and two weeks after graduating technical school, I found myself leading a deployment team to Qatar. Upon arrival,
June 9, 2011 The Stars and Stripes forever! There is nothing makes me more proud than to be able to render a salute to our nation's flag as we sound retreat each day at 5 p.m. It is a unique opportunity for those of us who live and work on military installations as it signals the close of another day spent in the service of our fellow
June 1, 2011 Summer kicks off with safety reminders, family focus After a long weekend that marks the traditional kick off to our annual "Critical Days of Summer" campaign, I'm pleased to report that we "arrived alive" with no fatalities. We did, however, suffer some motorcycle related injuries, which reminds us that we must always stay vigilant when we are on the
May 26, 2011 C-21A training takes root at Scott thanks to showcase teamwork Thank you Showcase Wing! During the past six weeks, the Airmen of the 458th Airlift Squadron have been hard at work executing our newest mission: training Air Force C-21A pilots.We have had great success thus far, graduating our first two classes ahead of the programmed timeline. This initial
May 26, 2011 We remember them by how we serve today Airman First Class Jacob Meier, a radiology technician, took the extra effort to help a patient out even though it was the end of a duty day. Master Sgt. Suzanna Rice, chief of financial services flight, went "above and beyond" to help a retiree resolve a pay issue. Hector Gonzalez, a utilities work
May 18, 2011 Community friendship and outstanding support! We just celebrated 61 years of friendship between the Greater Scott community and Scott Air Force Base as our generous friends paid a special tribute to our servicemembers May 12 in an annual gala designed to thank them for their service.More than 100 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and