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  • Air Traffic Control: Monitoring the skies

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.— To the untrained eye, watching a plane soar through the air seems almost effortless. What most people don’t see though is the intense coordination that air traffic control Airmen orchestrate to ensure it’s possible.“We’re the ones who make sure our aircraft and pilots are

  • Gas 'n Go Growlers

    Members of the 375th Operations Support Squadron hot-pit refuel a Navy EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft on Scott Air Force Base, Aug. 3, 2018. Hot-pitting is the practice of refueling an aircraft with the engines still running. To provide more support to transiting aircraft, the 375th OSS