June 13, 2023 Heraldry: The Embodiment of Organizational Legacy Nothing is more visible about a military unit than its symbol. Imagine the 101st Airborne Division and what will probably come to mind immediately is the famous “Screaming Eagle” patch on the shoulder of its soldiers; the 1st Infantry Division’s emblem is so distinctive and well-known the unit
May 12, 2023 Stephanie Cox: There Was a Young Mother In honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Day & Mothers Day: A photo illustration of Stephanie Cox and her children based off the nursery rhyme “There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe,” but changed to “There Was a Young Mother Who Lived in Boot.” As a military spouse and mother to eight
April 28, 2023 Combat ready and showcase worthy: Belligerent Badger deployment challenges Airmen’s warrior skills Belligerent Badger ‘23 is a testament to the strong Airmen assigned to Scott and their ability to lead under pressure. These Airmen once again proved their abilities, established an independently operating air base in an austere location, and set up the framework to support any aeromedical
March 27, 2023 The WACs of Scott: Women’s Army Corps in World War II As stated in previous parts of this series, the women of the World War II-era were not free to serve in the same capacity as men but had the same desire to do so. In earlier installments, we discussed civilian women supporting the Scott Field mission and the members of the Army Nurse Corps.
March 21, 2023 U.S. Army Nurses of Scott Field in World War II While the previous installment of this series focused on the work of civilian women at Scott Field during the 1940s, women were not completely barred from the military. There were many obstacles in place restricting the capacity of their service but thousands of women found a way to aid their
March 15, 2023 Humans of Scott: 30 year art teacher reframes creativity at Scott Keyona Fisher, a creative at heart, passes on her knowledge of art to others and leaves an impact in their lives in a way they won't forget.For over 30 years, she was a high school art teacher. She now works as a picture framer at the Scott Arts and Crafts Center and has been a part of Team Scott
March 8, 2023 Airman survives refugee camp, sets goal as immigration lawyer Until the age of 11, Airman 1st Class Salat Ali awoke each day believing he wouldn’t live to be 18.His family had fled the civil war in Somalia in the 1990s, and he was born and raised in a Kenyan refugee camp, along with another 250,000 people–all clinging to the hope that they would be resettled
Feb. 27, 2023 Brothers for life: 2 Airmen grew up in same orphanage Senior Airman Sharrdan Long, 375th Medical Support Squadron MRI technologist would have never imagined finding one of his “brothers” during a typical day in the office. Little did he know that a routine medical appointment was just about to blossom into a lifelong friendship with Fernando Calvarese,
Feb. 2, 2023 Scott Field Radio School trained Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and support Airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). The term “Tuskegee Airmen” also
Jan. 13, 2023 Civil rights advocate inspires Scott Airmen at ‘We’ Have a Dream event Reginald Petty, a civil rights advocate, once marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fifty-eight years later, Team Scott had the honor of hosting him as a guest speaker for a ‘We’ Have a Dream event on Jan. 12.