March 29, 2017 Mobility Airmen help build global partnerships Delivering humanitarian aid, transporting coalition forces to various points on the globe, refueling the fight and providing first-class care in the sky are hallmarks of Air Mobility Command’s rapid global mobility mission. Yet mission success is not possible without a reliable network of
March 29, 2017 Scott Airman provides deploying medics critical skills needed to save lives The last thing patients being rushed to an emergency room or trauma center want to worry about is if their nurse or medic has been properly trained.But patients don’t need to worry about that with Tech. Sgt. Emily Irwin-Green on the job. She’s an emergency and trauma nursing instructor assigned to
March 29, 2017 375th OSS ATCALS flight ensures aircraft safety for landings, takeoffs Scott Air Force Base relies heavily on the Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems flight of the 375th Operations Support Squadron to maintain all airfield systems to ensure the safe take-off and landing of incoming and outgoing aircraft. Originally an asset of the Communications Squadron, the
March 15, 2017 618th Air Operations Center enables Operation Atlantic Resolve mission Rain drops pelt the nose of a C-5M Galaxy airlifter as its loading ramp descends, revealing a cavernous cargo hold packed with enough Army air power to level a tank column.Three AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from the 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas, roll out of the C-5
Feb. 15, 2017 618th AOC/XOW helps enable rapid global mobility As one of the eight directorates in the 618th Air Operations Center, the Global Weather Operations Directorate, or XOW, at Scott helps enable the Air Operations Center to plan, task, execute and assess global air mobility operations, provide tailored weather information to help shape mission plans,
Feb. 8, 2017 TRICARE online and secure messaging: Making it easier for people to contact their medical treatment facility Have you ever wanted to see all primary care appointments available and self-book the one that works best for you?Have you ever wished you could send a non-urgent message to your primary care manager team 24/7 and get an immediate response within one business day? Personnel who are enrolled to the
Jan. 25, 2017 Airman’s invention for safer hitch bar could affect entire trucking industry There’s an innovative idea from a Scott Air Force Base Airman that could affect the entire trucking industry.The “Meyer’s Bar,” nicknamed after its inventor, Staff Sgt. Joshua Meyer, is a 5-foot reinforced steel bar that has been constructed to support a lowboy trailer’s hydraulic gooseneck hitch to
Jan. 12, 2017 Scott’s history has family connections Editor’s note: Below is an excerpt from the Jan. 6 Centennial Kickoff program.By Lt. Col. Matthew GettyMaster of Ceremony for the Centennial KickoffScott Air Force Base has an incredible story of innovation, communication and excellence. It started as a pilot training base during World War I,
Jan. 6, 2017 Military, community leaders send congratulatory messages Gen. Dave GoldfeinAir Force Chief of Staff“Scott Airmen, Community Partners, Families and Friends: 229 years ago, our founding fathers signed their names to the United States Constitution. And for the past century, Scott Airmen signed their names to history—supporting and defending our Nation’s most
Dec. 14, 2016 This is the season to reach out to others We are in a season of preparation as we approach the end of year holidays. Units are having holiday parties, families are hanging lights, individuals are decorating their offices, and everyone is making a list. In the midst of all the busyness, joy abounds. Anticipation is brewing. Children are