BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The Air Force is reprimanding a former Scott Air Force Base commander as part of a plea agreement over sexual misconduct accusations against him. The agreement comes after Col. John Howard was removed in December as commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports the reprimand states Howard…
BELLEVILLE, IL (AP) — The Air Force is reprimanding a former commander at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois as part of a plea agreement over sexual misconduct accusations against him. The agreement comes after Col. John Howard was removed in December as commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports the reprimand states…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Scott Air Force Base and local leaders in St. Clair County have agreed to a new 25-year deal for joint use of MidAmerica Airport. According to the Belleville News-Democrat , St. Clair County Board members agreed to the new deal on Monday. The southwest Illinois base and the county signed a 50-year…
(KTRS) – Starting in two weeks visitors to Scott Air Force Base will need more than a Missouri drivers license to get onto the property. The change is required by the REAL ID Act of 2005. The goal of the legislation was to stop would-be terrorists from getting false credentials by forcing states to issue…
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) – Scott Air Force Base is boosting its cyber security efforts amid ongoing efforts to lure a federal spy agency’s new regional headquarters to southwestern Illinois. The 835th Cyberspace Operations Squadron and the 837th Cyberspace Squadron were activated at a Tuesday ceremony. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1Q0Tbds ) reports the…
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) – A newspaper report says proposed plans to move a federal spy agency’s regional headquarters from St. Louis to Illinois’ Scott Air Force Base have been around for over a decade. Southwestern Illinois and Missouri are competing to house the project. The Belleville News Democrat reports 2005 minutes from…