Logistics Squadron trains Multi-Capable Airmen > Scott Air Force Base > Article Display

The 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron answered the Air Force’s call to train Airmen to be “multi-capable” with their fuels management and ground transportation teams. The Multi-Capable Airmen, or MCA, initiative refers to the Agile Combat Employment concept of training Airmen to do basic tasks outside of their primary specialty, creating a ready, and more lethal […]

Department of the Air Force releases policy on Military Parental Leave Program > Scott Air Force Base > Article Display

[ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) —   The Dartment of the Air Force announced the expansion of the Military Parental Leave Program for Airmen and Guardians via guidance memorandum, which mirrors the Department of Defense’s Directive-type Memorandum 23-001 – “Expansion of the Military Parental Leave Program.” Effective Dec. 27, 2022, the updated policy authorizes birth parents 12 weeks […]

50 Years Later > Scott Air Force Base > Article Display

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. —   Fresh off an overwhelming victory in the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon rang in 1973 with major progress on one of his most substantial campaign themes: ending American involvement in Vietnam. Beginning with his first win in 1968, Nixon pursued what he called “an honorable end to the […]