April 15, 2019 Soccer promotes healthy living for U.S. defenders No matter their duty title, a U.S. Airman is a defender first and foremost. They need to be ready at a moment’s notice to protect the freedoms every American is able to enjoy, and this requires a good support system as well as physical training. For some, playing a sport on base can be the perfect
April 12, 2019 Music in our Schools The Band of Mid-America’s rock band, Starlifter, arrived with music in their hearts, in mid-March when they took to Detroit as part of their “Music in our Schools” initiative in hopes of inspiring a future generation of Airmen.
April 3, 2019 Airman shares faith, spreads hope at local prisons SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Tech. Sgt. Sydney Sullivan, 375th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of the Mission Defense Team, is known around Scott AFB for being a dedicated, caring mentor to young Airmen. It came as no surprise, then, when he was inspired to channel his mentorship efforts to
April 2, 2019 Behind the whistle: Airman volunteers as youth wrestling coach The high pitch of a whistle, small hands and feet slapping the mat, deep breaths, and an occasional cheer from a parent fill the wrestling room of a local high school during a youth wrestling club practice.Behind that whistle and helping to prepare the O’Fallon Little Panthers Wrestling Club youth
April 1, 2019 The impact a recruiter can make A group of young men and women stand tall in the center of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway waiting to solidify one of the most important decisions of their lives. They will raise their right hand and say the United States Air Force oath of enlistment before thousands of people. In the crowd stands
March 28, 2019 Serving Sisters: 2 Public Health technicians work side-by-side in same office Two sisters who are five years apart are serving their country at the same time, at the same base, and in the same career field, working together every day.
March 28, 2019 Honor Guard team renders honors on behalf of a grateful nation Rows of headstones line a pathway to a recently dug grave under a tent which is shielding a family from an intensifying snowfall. A short distance away the sound of ceremonial gunfire punctuates the discreet sobs of loved ones saying their last goodbyes to their beloved Airman. As the wind carries
March 21, 2019 SFS teaches Airmen to 'defend the force' with weapons training When sent to defend the country abroad, all Airmen must be capable and willing to use their weapon to “defend the force.” So how are those skills acquired? CATM is a course set aside for yearly qualification on the M4 carbine and M9 pistol for all Security Forces Airmen, as well as a host of other
Jan. 23, 2019 375th MDSS team repairs life-saving equipment across 13 states Deep in the basement of the 375th Medical Group, behind a series of doors and out of the way of most hospital traffic, is a long, narrow room that looks like an old high-school “shop class.” Bits and pieces of broken defibrillators and other medical gear sit on workbenches, waiting to be fixed by 11
Dec. 3, 2018 The voice of history, from airships in Illinois to air strikes in Syria The 1920s and ‘30s are known for their flapper-era glamour followed by years of Depression hardship, but, for Scott Field and its surrounding small towns, they were also a time when football field-size airships roamed the skies overhead. Mark Wilderman’s grandmother, Marguerite C. Haas, used to tell