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  • 18th Air Force Commander visits Pope

    Lt. Gen. Darren W. McDew, 18th Air Force commander, along with Chief Master Sgt. Vicki Gamble, 18th Air Force command chief, met with Airmen of the 440th Airlift Wing and 43rd Airlift Group here Feb. 25 - March 1 during a visit to observe the group's mission firsthand. During the visit, McDew met

  • Scott AFB responds to Sequestration mandates

    Senior officials at Scott Air Force Base have been working hard to respond to mandatory budget reductions as a result of sequestration. As these plans are developed, the full effects of how it will impact Scott AFB are now starting to emerge.Immediate actions that have already begun involve the

  • Persistence pays off for Scott vocalist selected for Tops in Blue

    If asked, Airman 1st Class Marell Thomas would say, she was singing since she came out of the womb. Now 20 years old, assigned to the 435th Supply Chain Operations Squadron, at Scott Air Force Base, she has earned a spot on the 2013 elite performing group, Tops in Blue.Thomas began singing at an

  • Special Victims' Council established on base

    A new Air Force program that provides legal assistance to victims of sexual assault began Jan. 28 at Scott Air Force Base.The Special Victims' Council provides lawyers with specialized training to advise sexual assault victims, and guide them through the criminal justice system."My job as Special

  • Family practice physician earns Air Force medical award

    Scott Air Force Base is home to the best company grade, family physician in the Air Force--Capt. Amanda Schaefer--who serves as a family health medical director. She recently received the 2012 Air Force Medical Service Clinical Excellence Award. "I enjoy the versatility of family medicine," Schaefer

  • U.S., Danish Air Forces make history with joint airdrop mission

    The U.S. and Danish Air Forces made history when the two nations came together for an airdrop over the skies of Southern Afghanistan Feb. 25.While airdrop missions have been going on from the beginning of operations in Afghanistan, this mission marked the first that U.S. and Danish aircraft flew

  • 92nd SFS earns AMC level award

    The 92nd Security Forces Squadron was honored for the third time since 2007 as the best medium-sized SFS unit in Air Mobility Command for the year."This is validation of hard work that the 92nd SFS has shown during the past year," said Maj. Garon Shelton, 92nd SFS commander. "The squadron was one of

  • Air Advisors build key partnerships during Central Accord 2013

    Eight U.S. Air Force members of the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently deployed to Cameroon to take part in Central Accord 13, February 20 - March 1. The mission of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., based air advisors took them to the

  • U.S., African riggers and air crews exchange ideas

    U.S. Army 5th Quartermaster Detachment parachute riggers and U.S. Air Force 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisors conducted several seminars with African partner riggers and air crew members, enhancing each other's capabilities during the first week of Central Accord 13, at Douala

  • Fairchild tankers refuel over Oregon

    A KC-135 Stratotanker refueled a C-17 Globemaster over Oregon for a local training sortie Feb. 27.The C-17 Globemaster is from Travis Air Force Base, Calif.