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  • September blood drive at Scott 'best in years,' but still room for growth

    During its monthly blood drive at Scott Sept. 14, the American Red Cross saw the highest turnout in recent years, garnering 134 pints of blood and 40 first-time donors.This is about 40 pints of blood more than the next highest blood donation amount and is double the amount of first-time donors the

  • Scott AFB, Blue Angels team with the Make-A-Wish Foundation

    Scott Air Force Base Airmen and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels partnered with the St. Louis Make-A-Wish Foundation Sept. 10 to create a special experience for a child.Jordan Kranz, nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivor whose cancer has been in remission since March 9, 2009, was "thrilled" to tour the base

  • Photo essay: A-10 performs at 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow

    An aircrew of an A-10 Thunderbolt II held a pair of aerial demonstrations during the 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow on Sept. 11-12, 2010, at Scott AFB. According to its Air Force fact sheet, the A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is an

  • 180,000 attend 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest

    The 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest air show wowed aircraft enthusiasts of all ages at Scott over the weekend with aerial demonstrations, static plane displays and fun activities for the entire family.Lt. Col. Michael Kayser, air show director, said the weekend's events, which were attended by

  • Photo essay: Joint Base MDL KC-10 on display for Scott AFB airshow

    People attending the Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow line up to look at a static display of a KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day airshow at

  • Fat Albert opens the show for the Blue Angels

    The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are known for their high-performance, tactical F/A-18 Hornets, but without Fat Albert, the show wouldn't happen.Fat Albert is a C-130 Hercules aircraft manned by an all-Marine crew consisting of three pilots, two flight engineers, a navigator, a flight mechanic and a

  • Medical residency program at Scott AFB creates best doctors possible

    When a Tricare patient assigned to Scott Air Force Base schedules an appointment, there's a good chance they could be seen at the Belleville Family Medicine Clinic, which is located near St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Ill.This stems from a unique partnership formed by Scott Air Force Base,

  • Deployed air refueling unit helps fuel the Afghanistan surge

    On Dec. 1, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that an additional 30,000 troops would be sent to Afghanistan to help stabilize the country. Whether it be in support of airlift missions or combat operations, aircraft fuel delivered by the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron from a