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  • Toastmasters invites members to gain leadership skills

    Scott Air Force Base members have worked together to help make Toastmasters, a nonprofit organization aimed at empowering individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders, an officially distinguished club. The certified club is built on an education program that has existed since 1924. Through Toastmasters, members earn certifications

  • How to de-stress after the holidays

    The holiday season often brings unwelcomed stress and for some depression as well. But it's no wonder why, the holidays present an array of demands -- parties, crowds, shopping, cooking, cleaning, weight gain and debt, to name just a few, and can still be rough to deal with after the holidays.Master Sgt. Jennifer Mueller, 375th Mental Health flight
  • Team Scott Airmen learn about the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, program during a recruitment event in the Scott Air Force Base Education Center, Feb. 24, 2014. The event was hosted by the Air Mobility Command’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Advisory Group with the goal of helping FIRST recruit volunteers for the upcoming World competition in St. Louis April 22 through April 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

    AMC helps spark interest in science, technology through robotics

    A state-champion robotics team called "Robo Raiders" showcased their winning style during a demonstration here Jan. 24 in an effort to spark interest in the science, technology, engineering and math fields--commonly referred to as STEM.The team was one of several invited here by a STEM advisory group within Air Mobility Command in an effort to
  • Tech. Sgt. Miranda Minshew participated in the Go! St Louis half-marathon with her team named “Team Hope” April 7, 2013. She completed it with the time of 1:52:54. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

    Public Health team bonds: 'I will never leave an Airman behind'

    Editor's note: The member diagnosed with Leukemia requested their name not be published. "I will never leave an Airman behind" is a phrase from the Airman's Creed and one that the Scott Clinic Public Health flight team embodied as they came to the aid of a fellow Wingman diagnosed with Leukemia. When the Airman, who requested not to be identified,
  • As a child, Steven Martin (top left) sang with his father's quartet. Now a Staff Sgt. working in Air Mobility Command, Martin sings with a local area quartet called "Sounds of Harmony". (Courtesy photo)

    Sergeant continues family tradition with 'Sounds of Harmony'

    At the age of 10, he was asked by his father to be a part of something that would forever change his life.Blessed with a gift that had been genetically passed down to him from his father and grandfather before him, he accepted the invitation to join his father's barbershop quartet. Barbershop is acapella style music. All of the music is produced
  • Airman 1st Class Jeremy Evans, 375th Communication Squadron, sorts through his comic book collection Monday in his dorm room at Scott Air Force Base. Evans has an extensive collection of more than 1,000 comic books. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jake Eckhardt)

    Airman amasses huge comic book collection

    Super-speed, excessive strength, X-ray vision--realistically, no human can obtain these skills naturally, but comic books provide a way to vicariously live through the lives of fictional characters who do have these abilities. And for Airman 1st Class Jeremy Evans, 375th Communication Squadron, the excitement of a getting a new comic book shows
  • Tech. Sgt. Jeanette Wilinski, Air Force Reserve Command Readiness Management Group manning control and special operations assistant NCOIC, is the mother of Elizabeth, Logan and Alexis. As a single mom, she has to find a balance between taking care of the Air Force mission and taking care of her children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)

    Scott Sergeant balances work and single motherhood

    According to Defense Department statistics, approximately 146,000 single military parents served in 2008,. This accounts for 6.6 percent of the total force and 5.3 percent of active-duty personnel. There are 15,000 single parents in the Air Force and female service members are twice as likely to be single parents.Tech. Sgt. Jeanette Wilinski, Air
  • Airman 1st Class Howard Spitzenberger, 15th Operational Weather Squadron forecaster, used the skills he learned in the resiliency class on Scott in October of 2011 to enhance communication between him and his wife of three years. According to Spitzenberger, the most helpful part of the class was active-constructive responding. This segment teaches participants that there are four different ways to respond to what a person says, but only one of the ways to respond will positively build the relationship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jake Eckhardt)

    Airman learns communication skills in resiliency class

    This article is part of a feature series on how military members and their families apply skills learned in base resilience course by Airman 1st Class Jacob Eckhardt.The divorce rate in America is about 50 percent and one main contributing factor that leads to divorce is the lack of communication, according to a study done by the U.S. Census
  • Airman 1st Class Chris Haughey, a bassist for the Air Force's Band of Mid-America at Scott, prepares for the holiday concert, "Together for the Holidays Dec. 9 at St. Louis Scottish Rite. Haughey grew up in St. Louis and has been at Scott since Aug. 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)

    Band of Mid-America features local musician

    "It is an incredible feeling to be able to play music and represent the Air Force where I grew up," said St. Louis native, Airman 1st Class Chris Haughey, a bassist for Air Force's Band of Mid-America stationed at Scott Air Force Base since 2011. "I would be honored to represent the Air Force anywhere, but it does make it more special to be near
  • Senior Airman Kayla Becker-Botero, 375th Force Support Squadron customer support technician, used her resiliency training skills to save her friend’s life in March.Her friend was involved in an abusive relationship with a woman he shared a daughter with. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jake Eckhardt

    Airman helps friend using lessons from resiliency class

    This article is part of a feature series on how military members and their families apply skills learned in base resilience course by Airman 1st Class Jacob Eckhardt.Senior Airman Kayla Becker-Botero, 375th Force Support Squadron customer support technician, used her resiliency training skills to save her friend's life in March.Her friend was
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