July 20, 2023 Mission success for experiments in Mobility Guardian 23 Mobility Guardian 23 is giving U.S. and coalition forces an opportunity to experiment in the theater that matters. “Experimenting in the Pacific is important because we’ve spent the last 20 plus years focused elsewhere in the world,” said Lt. Col. Matthew Novotney, MG23 Exercise Control Group
Aug. 11, 2022 Officer’s idea could help preserve mission generation capabilities during contingencies Lt. Col. Adam Wallace, chief innovation officer for the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, one of eight finalists for the 2022 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo.
Aug. 9, 2022 Autonomous equipment could mitigate risk, increase productivity for airfield operations JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Maintenance can be a mundane, time-consuming endeavor. Craig Rednour, a project execution section supervisor with the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, evaluated the time and risk involved with airfield maintenance and is
Jan. 11, 2021 Scott’s Elevate team receives Air Force lab designation The biggest win for Scott AFB is that the designation as a defense lab will permit them to engage in Education Partnership Agreements with local universities ... to use equipment and manpower where they normally do not have access.
May 5, 2020 There’s an app for that! Mobility allocation planning gets an upgrade With the help of 21st century software and an agile development team, the process for planning global air mobility allocation got a modern reboot with the scheduling tool, Magellan – and it took less than a year to deploy across Air Mobility Command (AMC). Airmen from the Air Mobility Command
May 5, 2020 There’s an app for that! Mobility allocation planning gets an upgrade With the help of 21st century software and an agile development team, the process for planning global air mobility allocation got a modern reboot with the scheduling tool, Magellan – and it took less than a year to deploy across Air Mobility Command (AMC). Airmen from the Air Mobility Command
Feb. 26, 2019 Spark Tank competition kicks off Innovation Month SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- A new round of the annual Spark Tank competition is set for March 4, kicking off Scott’s Month of Innovation initiatives.Spark Tank is a funding competition that gives Airmen an opportunity to pitch ideas to base leadership. The 375th Air Mobility Wing held its last
Feb. 26, 2019 Scott celebrates March as Month of Innovation SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- To key in on implementing innovative strategies and increasing mission effectiveness, Scott Air Force Base is celebrating March of 2019 the "Month of Innovation.""To maintain technical and tactical advantages, the Air Force must adapt and innovate," said Col. Leslie
Jan. 15, 2019 Inaugural Vice Chief’s Challenge seeks game-changing innovations The Air Force is continuing to look to its Airmen to create innovative solutions to the service’s trickiest challenges, this time specifically seeking their help to improve multi-domain operations.
Jan. 8, 2019 Goldfein highlights professionalism, accomplishments of Airmen during trip to the Middle East, Southwest Asia During an extended trip to Jordan, Qatar, Iraq, Turkey and Afghanistan over the Christmas holiday, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein found another – but different – consistent truth: an unblinking focus on the mission coupled with dedication and professionalism.