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 22, 2017 Scott women overcome obstacles, appreciate female pathfinders To be a woman in today’s military is to embrace every opportunity military service offers. That wasn’t the case during the early years when women were only allowed to hold certain positions. But, now, women can join all combat fields without exception. Many women serving in the Armed Forces today
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
Feb. 8, 2017 Team Scott remembers Gen. Daniel ‘Chappie’ James Editor’s note: In honor of African American Heritage Month, Team Scott pays tribute to legends with ties to Scott AFB.Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr., made history in 1975 when he received his fourth star, making him the first African-American general not only in the Air Force, but also across all
Feb. 1, 2017 Scott celebrates African American History Month January began the kick-off of Team Scott’s centennial celebration and in February we continue this celebration with African American History Month.The African American Heritage Committee will continue our centennial celebration by highlighting the rich African American heritage embedded in 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,