SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. —
Scott Air Force Base will be hosting its 35th annual Retiree Appreciation Day, October 14, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Scott Event Center. The Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. to allow time for attendees to register and enjoy free coffee and refreshments.
The event is open to all military retirees, immediate family members and surviving spouses from all branches.
There will more than 30 informational booths covering a wide array of services available for retirees. Some of them include ID card appointment scheduling, Military and Family Readiness Center help, Scott Pass registration (must have valid ID) among many more. The Army and Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) team at Scott will also be raffling off door prizes at the event.
Colonel John Poole, who took command of the 375th Air Mobility Wing in July, will give a speech to open the event.
Information booths and services planned for the event are listed below. Please check back for additions to this list as its subject to change.
SERVICES
ID Card Appointment Scheduling
Scott Pass Registration (Automated Gate)
MEDICAL INFORMATION
Lab
Radiology
Pharmacy
Internal Medicine
Red Cross
VA Health Care
FORCE SUPPORT SQUADRON
ITT (Info Tickets & Travel)
Library
Bowling Alley
Golf Course
INFORMATIONAL
History
Legal
Honor Flight
PGA Hope
AFSA
PWOC
IDES
Veterans Affairs
Widow Support
Human Resources
COMMUNITY
Civil Air Patrol
AV
Military Officers Association
Red, White and Blue
Retiree Affairs
Veterans Center
Veterans Business
VFWs
USO
Itinerary:
0830 Doors Open to Public
0900 Registration
0930 Posting of Colors, National Anthem & Invocation
0945 375 AMW/CC Opening Remarks Speaker Vice Wing CC
0955 Unclassified Intel Brief
1005 Service Recognition
1015 Guest Speaker Remarks Speaker 375 WG/CC Colonel Poole
1030 New Retire Action Officer Remarks Speaker Mr. Niehaus
1040 Casualty Assistance Representative
1045 Closing remarks Speaker M.C. Capt Arnold
1045 Info Booths Open
1200 Event Concludes
With questions, please contact Chaplain Michael Farar at michael.farar.1@us.af.mil.
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