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  • Bunch honored for 50 years of service

    Not only does 2017 mark 70 years for the Air Force and the Centennial birthday of Scott Air Force Base, but it also represents 50 years of dedicated service by Scott’s Karen Bunch.Bunch was recently honored for her many years with the Air Force during a Cyberspace Support Squadron Wingman Day

  • Mobility Airlift Command leads unprecedented aerial evacuation

    Part of Air Mobility Command’s mission is to support humanitarian efforts around the world.Military Airlift Command led the largest aerial evacuation in history in the waning days of American involvement in Vietnam. From April 6 to May 6, 1975, MAC used their in-theater resupply assets of C-5As and

  • Take these critical measures to assist with preventing suicide

    Suicide awareness is a term some may feel has been over emphasized in recent times; however, the rate of suicide has increased over the past 11 years in the United States.On average someone takes their own life every 12 minutes in the United States, and an average of 20 veterans commit suicide

  • Scott weather forecasters impact lives of Woodlawn Middle School students

    It was a cloudy Friday in March, the cool damp air outside lingered from the last remnants of winter as spring steadily made its welcome return to the Midwest.While most other middle school classes were eyeballing the wall-mounted clock, watching it tick slowly to the weekend, the middle school

  • Scott History: 2010 & Beyond

    Scott Air Force Base added and renovated multiple buildings to help improve work conditions and the Quality of Life on base, starting in 2010. In 2016 alone, Scott significantly renovated the Fitness Center, which included new equipment, new flooring, new paint, roof repair, and installed of free

  • Scott History: 2000s

    Through the U.S. Transportation Command and the Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB became a vital part of the Global War on Terrorism. In response to the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, Scott AFB deployed 12 flight crews assigned to six C-9 Nightingale aircraft to Andrews AFB, Va., along with 25

  • Scott History: 1990s

    The 90s saw multiple organizational movements and realignments that impacted Scott Air Force Base’s purpose and mission. Starting in the early 90s, the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing and the United States Air Force Medical Center Scott were realigned under the 22nd Air Force while the 375th

  • Scott History: 1980s

    During the 1980s Scott renovated many older structures and built new ones. A new precision Measurement Equipment Lab was completed in March 1981. To provide Military Airlift Command with dedicated communications to ensure rapid response during crises, Air Force Communications Command activated the

  • Scott History: 1970s

    From 1967-70, a total of 75,000 battlefield casualties were brought to the United States. Throughout that same period, the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing’s domestic aeromedical evacuation system moved an average of 60,600 patients a year. During the 1970s, Scott Air Force Base and the 375th AAW