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Senior NCO Induction
Members of the 375th Air Mobility Wing, along with family and friends joined in celebrating Scott AFB’s newest Senior NCOs on Aug. 26 at the Scott Event Center. The Senior NCO Induction Ceremony is a tradition within the Air Force that recognizes the achievement of reaching the rank of Master Sgt. For more photos, see www.scott.af.mil.
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8/31
2016
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Celebrating 60 years
Aug. 30 marks the 60th anniversary for one of the Air Force’s oldest workhorses—the KC-135 refueler. Members of the 126th Air Refueling Wing and the 375th Air Mobility Wing still fly and maintain KC-135 Stratotankers at Scott AFB.
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8/31
2016
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5 summer intern positions placed at Headquarters AMC
In early spring, the Civilian Personnel Office on Scott Air Force Base put a base-wide call out to solicit interest in the 2016 Summer Internship Program.Eager to answer the call, Maj. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, authorized five summer intern positions to be placed within the Directorate of
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8/31
2016
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Korean Vet ‘Mosquitoes’ visit with Scott Airmen
Sixteen veterans of the Korean War visited Scott AFB Aug. 26, and upon their arrival, they were welcomed by the 375th Air Mobility Wing leadership and Team Scott Airmen.These veterans are a part of a group known as “Mosquitoes,” named after the radio call signs they used and the planes they flew. They were radio communicators, and these particular
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8/31
2016
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REAL ID Act enforced at Scott AFB Sept. 15
In accordance with the REAL ID Act of 2005, visitors seeking access to military installations using state driver’s licenses from Missouri, Minnesota, Washington and American Samoa will no longer be authorized unescorted access without additional documentation, such as a U.S. passport, starting Sept. 15.If visitors do not have a passport or another
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8/31
2016
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375th AES trains with Transportation Isolation System
In September 2014, President Barack Obama sent over 3,000 military members to West Africa to help control and contain the Ebola outbreak.Since then, the federal government has placed an importance on ensuring that military personnel who may come in contact with the Ebola virus are trained to respond properly.Airmen with the 375th Aeromedical
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8/24
2016
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Generations of pride for Libby family
Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Libby, 618th Air Operation Center’s first sergeant, is no stranger to the word patriotism. Since he was a child, he has proudly called himself an American and has carried the nation’s flag, folded snugly in a triangular case, everywhere he has gone. It has seen every conflict he has seen, and it has traveled the world like
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8/24
2016
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Bringing Airmen home—Scott AFB presents full military funeral honors to 3 service members
Members of the Scott Honor Guard had the privilege of presenting full military funeral honors to three special servicemembers earlier this year:· Tech. Sgt. Leonard Unger, 36, of St. Clair, Mo; · Airman 1st Class George Ingram, 23, of Beloit, Wis; and· Airman 2nd Class Thomas Condon, 19, of Waukesha, Wis. The honored Airmen
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8/24
2016
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Scott AFB teams up with Alton VFW to present ‘Badge of Courage’ to 6-year-old boy
Little 6-year-old Hayden Brown doesn’t get to do what most children his age do because of a rare terminal degenerative disease called Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, commonly referred to as MLD. This condition makes it difficult for him to eat, walk, talk and even show facial expressions. In recent months, there’s been a rapid decline in Hayden’s
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8/24
2016
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Airmen practice Ebola safety during Exercise Mobility Solace
Air Mobility Command Airmen flew an aeromedical evacuation of a simulated Ebola patient from Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Andrews, Md., during Exercise Mobility Solace, Aug. 15-17.Mobility Solace provided AMC and its joint partners, the opportunity to evaluate the procedures and operational sequences of moving multiple patients exposed or
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8/24
2016
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