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Scott AFB & Operation Homecoming: 50 Years Later

Former Air Force Academy roommates, Captains Stuart V. Fenske and John L. Borling hug each other upon meeting at Scott Air Force Base. Borling, of Riverdale, Illinois, was one of two men from the state arriving Feb. 15, 1973. Borling had been shot down over North Vietnam on June 1, 1966. (DoD photo by 1973 Scott AFB Historian)

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Scott AFB & Operation Homecoming: 50 Years Later

Air Force Lt. Col. Leo Thorsness, receives the Medal of Honor for actions taken as part of the famed “Wild Weasels”, 11 days prior to the fateful mission when he was shot down and imprisoned for six years. (DoD photo by 1973 Scott AFB Historian)

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Operation Joint Endeavour Training Kicking Off

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 932nd Airlift Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, board a C-17 Globemaster III on Feb. 6, 2023 in support of Operation Joint Endeavour training exercise. Operation Joint Endeavour is designed to enhance Wing readiness and career field knowledge alongside Reserve counterparts at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, and aircraft maintenance professionals at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida.

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Operation Joint Endeavour Training Kicking Off

Citizen Airmen from the 932nd Airlift Wing at Scott Air Force Base board a C-17 Globemaster III on Feb. 6, 2023 in support of Operation Joint Endeavour training exercise. The exercise takes place in two separate locations in Florida--Patrick Space Force Base and Jacksonville Naval Air Station. This training exercise is one of many that the 932nd AW conducts throughout the year to ensure its Airmen are ready to serve when called upon.

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Scott Field Gate

The Scott Field Gate is a legacy building from the days where Scott Air Force Base was known as Scott Field.

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Motorcycle Safety

A group of riders prepare for a ride following a motorcycle safety course at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. Seven Airmen have lost their lives to motorcycle mishaps this fiscal year, including four in the past three weeks, according to the Air Force Safety Center. According to the National Safety Council, colder weather during the fall/winter months typically results in fewer motorcyclists on the road and a corresponding drop in motorcycle mishaps and fatalities, making this negative trend all the more alarming.

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Department of the Air Force unmasks academic degrees for major, lieutenant colonel promotion boards

Image of Air Force Logo with blue background.

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932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron travels off-site for readiness training

932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron personnel transfer medical equipment from a K-loader onto a KC-135R Stratotanker in preparation for off-site AES readiness training Dec. 8, 2022, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The AE mission is to provide time sensitive, mission critical en route care to patients to and between medical treatment facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron travels off-site for readiness training

Senior Airman Katlyn Ledbetter, 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, and Capt. Matthew Decker, 932nd AES flight nurse, carry a litter of medical equipment into the back of the cargo bay of a KC-135R Stratotanker in preparation for off-site AES readiness training Dec. 8, 2022, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. AE personnel operate anywhere air operations occur in support of the full range of military operations, humanitarian assistance, and disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Neil Samson)

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932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron travels off-site for readiness training

Senior Airman Katlyn Ledbetter, 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, and Capt. Rebecca Smith, 932nd AES flight nurse, carry a bag of medical equipment onto a KC-135R Stratotanker cargo bay in preparation for off-site AES readiness training Dec. 8, 2022, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movement predominately on military airlift aircraft, as well as on sister service, contracted, and international partner airframes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Neil Samson)

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932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron travels off-site for readiness training

1st Lt. Emmanuel Nano Amoako, 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, and Tech. Sgt. Rachel Arcilla, 932nd AES medical technician, carry a litter of medical equipment in preparation for off-site AES readiness training Dec. 8, 2022, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The AE mission is to provide time sensitive, mission critical en route care to patients to and between medical treatment facilities.(U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Neil Samson)

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932nd AES preps for off site training

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing taxis in Dec. 8, 2022, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Two jets from the 434th ARW, second jet is in the background, teamed up with the 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to perform off-site readiness training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron travels off-site for readiness training

Tech. Sgt. Brian Wright, 74th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator directs a K-loader towards the cargo bay of a KC-135R Stratotanker Dec. 8, 2022, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The 74th ARS is one of two KC-135 squadrons assigned to the 434th Air Refueling Wing and consists of highly qualified, combat ready aircrews. The K-loader allows Aerial Port Team members to load various equipment onto the aircraft ahead of a group deployment. (U.S. Air Force Photo Maj. Neil Samson)

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Individual Reserve Initiatives Receive Pilot Program Approval

Col. Samantha Dawson (left) discusses administrative control opportunities with Gene Blinn, chief of manpower division AF/Reserve Plans & Programs, and Marcie Roberts, chief organization and wartime requirements AFRC/A1 Manpower, during an on-site meeting of the IMA Strategic Review Team at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia on Dec. 12, 2022. In November, Lt. Gen. Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, gave the IMA SRT approval to pilot and prototype next-stage initiatives. (courtesy photo)

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Individual Reserve Initiatives Receive Pilot Program Approval

Col. Kay Beigh, chief of the IR Strategy Office, leads a meeting of the IMA SRT at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia on Dec. 12, 2022. The team is comprised of enlisted and officer IMAs from across the command working to make transformational changes to the IMA program. (courtesy photo)

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Readiness is key to future engagements

U.S. Air Force Citizen Airmen from the 932nd Airlift Wing Inspector General team, 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and the 932nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron put readiness to the test to access their patient movement abilities in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear environment, November 11, 2022, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)