FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois ~ 28 JUNE 2016

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

Scott Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in St. Clair County, Illinois, near Belleville and O'Fallon. Scott Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entered World War I in April 1917.

It is part of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), and is also the headquarters of the U.S. Transportation Command, a Unified Combatant Command that coordinates transportation across all the services.

The base is operated by the 375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW) and is also home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 932d Airlift Wing (932 AW) and the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing (126 ARW), the latter two units being operationally gained by AMC.

The base currently employs 13,000 people, 5,100 civilians with 5,500 active-duty Air Force, and an additional 2,400 Air National Guard and Reserve personnel. It was announced in June 2014 that two new cybersecurity squadrons will be added to the three currently on base.

Its airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. MidAmerica has operated as a Joint Use Airport since beginning operations in November 1997. Allegiant Air, the only commercial with scheduled flights at the airport, pulled out of the airport on January 3, 2009, but resumed direct flights to Orlando in 2012.

Learn More About Scott Air Force Base HERE!!

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[luvie]

Yes, it does suck. There’s a lot of hard work involved in farming. My family came from farmer/rancher stock and raised wheat and sometimes cotton. Totally a gamble!

[radu]

The young man who rents our fields and does the farmer is a butt-buster and does a fabulous job. He owns a lot of land plus he rents a lot more around the county and his fields are all gorgeous. Some of his fields have gotten rain h this year so he’s not going to lose everything at least. It’s going to be a close call with our fields and those he rents close by though. They still look ok but it won’t take too many more dry days.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Himyar...thanks for sharing your experience.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Ms Feather...*hugs*...any birdies coming your way?

Ours have disappeared...no birds for weeks, none! Weird.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.

[luvie]

Well, hope the rain comes soon!

And now I need to go. Even though tomorrow is another day off, I have to sleep sometime! :)

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[radu]

Hope you have another relaxing day off. :-)

No rain in the forecast until Sat. at the earliest. Just got in from watering very thirsty flowers. I wish I could water the soybeans but they’re on their own.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mac...*HUGS*...no smoke at the train station today! Are you using your walker?

[radu]

Getting close to being finished with homework? Been a long day for you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Crazy Monday, but the last of its kind. “They” have decided to have only 1 pay cycle. So...instead of 1000 per week, we will have 2000 every other week, but with the same Wednesday deadline. None of us knows how we can do it, but “they” say we will have a quiet week between. “THEY” are not doing the work. We are NOT happy!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...is the hunting good?

You and Bo have a great Tuesday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[radu]

HOLY COW!!!!! Where do they find the morons who come up with these grand ideas?????

Sounds to me like it’s about time for mutiny!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Thanks, unique, for the roadies!

radu.....#50!!

[radu]

LOL! That one was too easy. No competition.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our boss is all for it...*sigh*...she’s been pushing it.

I have an ace up my sleeve...I can retire any time I want, but I like my job. We will see how this turns out.

I’m off to bed. Tomorrow night will probably be long.

Sleep well when you get there.