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  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Vaughan, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing public health technician speaks with the manager of a camp that was inspected recently. She offers directions and advice to the managers to bring their kitchen and dining facilities up to standards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin)

    Through Airmen's Eyes: Airman, coalition team ensure health, hygiene of contractors

    Some people have dirty jobs. But one Airman and her coalition team ensure that the workers' living conditions on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, are held to the highest health and environmental standards.The airfield is home to nearly 30,000 U.S. and coalition forces, government employees and contractors who live and work in multiple camps within
  • Staff Sgt Brian Darren Kopp, 436 SCOS, reads out loud to kindergarten and first grade students September 6, 2012 in the White side Elementary gym. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

    Scott members embrace “Read Out Loud” initiative

    Members stationed at Scott Air Force Base have taken the "Read Out Loud" initiative into their own hands this year, as they embark on the second year of reading books to a local elementary school.According to the principal Nathan Rakers, Whiteside Elementary always has the second, third and fourth graders read silently in the auditorium before
  • Staff Sgt. Raul Chavez is welds the door of a triple, black 1963 impala convertible with a 283 motor in his “man cave” August 30, 21012. He is building for his wife, Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Chavez. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

    Master of the “man-cave”

    This article is part of a feature series on military members and their families unique hobbies by Staff Sgt. Stephenie WadeIf you ask, most men will tell you that their man-cave is their sanctuary. The "man-cave" is mostly a place to hang out with friends or simply "be boys." The term man-cave has a different meaning for this Staff Sergeant. SSgt
  • Peggy Beauvais makes purses out of unserviceable, donated uniforms and donates all the proceeds, $400 so far, to the Wounded Warriors program. Beauvais has worked for the military as a civilian employee for more than 28 years now. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

    A&FRC staffer makes custom purses to benefit veterans

    This article is part of a feature series on military members and their families unique hobbies by Staff Sgt. Stephenie WadePeggy Beauvais walked through the Base Exchange last year while all the vendors were getting ready to setup their stands for Christmas, when she had a great idea."Why don't I make purses out of old military uniforms and donate
  • Davin McIntire wipes down his ball to ensure proper spin at the Stars and Strikes Bowling Center May 29. McIntire recently bowled his second perfect 300 score.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jake Eckhardt)

    20-year-old bowls second perfect 300 score

    To some, 300 may just be a number, but to a select few of bowling elite, it's a goal. They push themselves day after day to fill 10 boxes with an "X" instead of a number.For one person at Scott, he has made this goal a reality twice.Davin McIntire, the Stars and Strikes Bowling Center equipment repairman, recently bowled a perfect game during the
  • Artist Claudia Gullet paints a shield in her basement studio April 27, 2012. The shield one of the 300 ceramic tiles that comprises the mural to be placed in the new Student Union on Scott Air Force Base, Ill. in June 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

    Local Artist crafting 300 ceramic tile mural for Student Union

    This article is part of a feature series on military members and their families unique hobbies by Staff Sgt. Stephenie WadeWhat started as a simple sketch for a ceramic-tiled piece of artwork to hang in the soon-to-be newly constructed Student Union, has turned into an oversized, 23x7-foot long masterpiece of the base and the local area.Using more
  • Maj. Kenneth Weiner, 18th Air Force, prepare for take-off while holding his son, Evan. Weiner has been flying balloons since age 14, before he entered the Air Force as a pilot. (Courtesy photo)

    Scott pilot began flying career in hot air balloon

    This article is part of a feature series on military members and their families unique hobbies by Staff Sgt. Stephenie WadeDid you know Scott Field was the first inland airship (hot air balloon) port in the nation? In 1921, the Secretary of War authorized building a lighter-than-air station on Scott Field accompanied by new facilities to
  • Follow five of Scott Air Force Base's newest Airman as tehy adapt to their first year in the military at www.firstyearfive.wordpress.com

    'First-Year Five' series chronicles experiences of five new Airmen

    About the First-Year Five SeriesThe first year as an Airman can be the most important in a young enlistee's life. In the first year, Airmen discover whether or not they are cut out for military life as they adapt to physical challenges, develop an aptitude for following orders, and learn to be a team player. This series follows the first year of
  • Second Lt. Ben Garland, 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs chief of media operations, is pictured in his military uniform and Air Force football gear. Garland has served as a dedicated officer in the United States Air Force and has been approved for release from active duty. He is now at Denver Broncos offseason training camps where he is taking his opportunity to play pro football. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Brian J. Valencia)

    Lieutenant tackles NFL dream

    At 6 foot, 6 inches tall and 305 pounds, 2nd Lt. Ben Garland looks more like a football player than a typical Air Force officer. That's because he's a defensive lineman contracted to play for the Denver Broncos and currently attending the team's conditioning and tryout camps which last through mid-June. While the 23-year-old Air Force Academy

  • Team Scott teens learn life lessons, leadership skills with Keystone program

    In 2012, having a place for teenagers to go is no different than it has ever been - it's a "keystone" in their growing up years. That's why Air Mobility Command has the Keystone program in conjunction with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America."Keystone is a place where you can come and hang out with people who are close to your age but it's also a
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