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  • Dry weather sparks severe fire danger across Inland Northwest

    Wildfires cost an average of more than $3 billion nationwide every year and far outweigh the cost of a 50-cent firework over the Fourth of July weekend, with more than 100,000 wildfires burning an average of four to five million acres of land nationwide each year and up to nine million acres in

  • Renovated Historic Building Reopens

    Construction of Building P-4 first began in September of 1940 as a 43-bed hospital at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. With the onset of World War II, it soon proved to be inadequate to meet the demands of the large number of wounded transiting through Scott Field. More than 60 new frame buildings

  • AIR MOBILITY COMMAND: 23 Years of Global Reach for America

    Today, Air Mobility Command celebrates 23 year of unrivaled Global Reach, with a rich heritage dating back decades.A new era in air power history began when AMC was born at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. June 1, 1992, after the Military Airlift Command and the Strategic Air Command were inactivated. 

  • 621 CRW restructuring to enhance mission

    Air Mobility Command officials announced plans on April 23 to restructure functions of the 621st Contingency Response Wing as part of an ongoing process enhancing the organizations' effectiveness and efficiency in global air mobility operations.The CRW will maintain the same mission to support air

  • Oakland Raiders, Travis team to host NFL draft

    In recent years, the NFL Draft has emerged as a "Christmas in July" type of event. It's perhaps the most heavily anticipated and highly scrutinized sporting event that doesn't actually involve any display of athletics. It's a microcosm of the American dream.Nationally televised on NFL Network May 2,

  • McConnell simulator moves to Altus AFB

    One of four KC-135 Stratotanker simulators currently located here is in the process of being removed.Once disassembled, the pilot flight trainer will be loaded up and transported to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The relocation will create more room to bring in KC-46A Pegasus simulators at a later

  • Southwestern Illinois wins Abilene Trophy again

    The Southwestern Illinois area was presented the coveted Abilene Trophy April 17 for the second time in the last three years in recognition of the extensive support demonstrated during 2014 for Scott Air Force Base's military members and their families.Also known as the Air Mobility Command

  • Rodeo 2015 competition canceled

    This year's Air Mobility Command Rodeo readiness competition has been canceled.General Darren McDew, AMC commander, decided to cancel the competition scheduled for August at McChord Field, Wash., largely because of the high current operations tempo for mobility Airmen, and budget constraints."During

  • Medal of Honor recipient speaks to Team McConnell

    The first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War shared his story with Team McConnell members, April 21."Today, we have the great privilege of listening to [Army] Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, the eighth Medal of Honor recipient from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts," said U.S.

  • VA opens claims office at Scott

    The Department of Veterans Affairs formally opened a new Compensation and Pension Clinic here April 10. Marking the first memorandum of agreement between the VA St. Louis Health Care System and Scott Air Force Base, the Compensation and Pension Clinic is located on the fifth floor of the Scott AFB