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All Stars of JTF Scott

  • Published
  • By Col. Al Hunt
  • 375th AIrlift Wing Commander
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  This Tuesday, America's most talented baseball players lined up for the 2008 All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. With demolition crews scheduled to tear down the "House that Ruth Built" at the end of the season, the All Stars' final game in the home of baseball legends Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra was full of electric intensity. 

Unlike the regular season, the All Star game is less about winning and more about demonstrating skill and talent. It is also a game of opportunity where the best players in the American and National Leagues can take the field together and enjoy some great camaraderie. 

Joint Total Force Scott is home to its own team of All Stars. With a bench of over 14,000 players, JTF Scott's All Stars meet on the "fields" everyday, working side-by-side to get the mission done. 

Like the baseball All Stars who gathered at Yankee Stadium, our All Stars are highly motivated, striving to do their best every day. 

However, JTF Scott's All Stars serve not for glory, ego or money. We serve for duty, honor, country and American pride. 

It doesn't matter which service we're in, the rank on our sleeves or shoulders, or even the career badges on our uniforms, when the mission calls, we all rally together, using our individual skills and talents to collectively put our best effort forward to "win". 

When we come together to accomplish the mission as our own All Star team, the base is full of the same electric intensity as this year's All Star game at Yankee Stadium. It is just as amazing to witness, and even more spectacular to be in the midst of, such fine talent, both those in the military and the civilian workforce. Of course the fans, our families, play an integral role in our success, too. 

Baseball is America's favorite past time and military service is America's most honorable profession. Both serve good purposes by instilling pride and camaraderie. However, there is no work one can do that is more notable than to give freely of your life so others may live free. 

Thanks, JTF Scott, for all that you do every day. Your efforts are acknowledged and appreciated.