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  • Two Coast Guardsmen, two civilians graduate from Airman Leadership School

    Creating the joint military leaders of tomorrow, 26 Airmen, including two Coast Guardsmen and two civilians, graduated Airman Leadership School at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 18, 2023.For the first time, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River, teammates located in St. Louis,

  • Team Scott hosts 2023 Airshow and STEM Expo

    Team Scott hosted an estimated 60,000 attendees at the Scott AFB Air Show and STEM Expo, May 13 and 14, 2023. Patriotic and excited fans lined the streets on and off base, eagerly waiting to witness the stacked list of performers. The line-up consisted of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Tora Tora Tora,

  • 40th Anniversary of Scott Defenders Deploying to Grenada

    National Police Week, which grew from President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 proclamation authorizing Peace Officers Memorial Day, commemorates the American law enforcement community. While we may frequently think of traffic stops and other policing tasks when we think of our own local “police

  • Annual water quality report: 2022

    The latest Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that compiles drinking water information for Scott Air Force Base during 2022 is available on the company’s website at http://www.amwater.com/ccr/scottafb.pdf

  • Always combat ready: Scott's WWII readiness training

    Scott Air Force Base has its roots in being prepared to fly, fight, and win our Nation’s wars. Our current efforts to sharpen expeditionary skills stems from the 1917 establishment of Scott Field to train Airmen for World War I. When global war, again, reared its ugly head, Scott Field doubled down

  • Scott Air Force Base partners with community for first airshow in five years

    For the first time in five years, Scott Air Force Base is opening its gates to the community for a full weekend of airshow performances and educational activities for children of all ages, plus a sneak peek into the lives of Airmen who currently serve. Hundreds of partners on and off base have been

  • Documentary honors Vietnam War Veteran Daniel H. Hefel

    BELLEVILLE, Ill. – After 14 years of gathering war stories, Tim Breitbach created a documentary depicting his cousin’s life, Daniel Hefel, a Vietnam War veteran. The film was shown for free March 30 during a public gathering at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, which was attended by a

  • 375th Medical Group hosts a Town Hall for MHS Genesis

    On April 6, 2023, the 375th Medical Group will be hosting a Military Health Systems Genesis Townhall at the Military and Family Readiness Center, Scott Air Force Base, to answer questions and explain the program replacing TRICARE for Scott Airmen.