LOCATION - Scott Air Force Base Illinois is located about 20 miles east of St. Louis Missouri and approximately 5 miles east of Belleville Illinois. The Shiloh Gate entrance is 1.5 miles southeast of Interstate 64 (Exit 19A) at Route 158.
HISTORY - Scott has a rich history dating back to World War I. In April of 1917, this area of Southwestern Illinois was chosen to be the Midwest training base and "flying field". The name chosen, "Scott Field," was that of Corporal Frank S. Scott, the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash. Corporal Scott's first flight occurred on September 28, 1912, in a Standard Trainer biplane. In 1918, the base designed two air ambulances by modifying the "Jenny" aircraft to carry wounded servicemen. Thus the beginnings of aero medical evacuation mission which would later become a primary role for Scott AFB. Scott Field held its first open house on August 17, 1918. Scott AFB has served as headquarters for numerous commands.
MISSION - The 375th Airlift Wing makes possible the command and control of the United States' entire military transportation effort in the air, on the ground, and over the sea.
At home station, the 375th Airlift Wing is comprised of several staff agencies and three groups; the 375th Medical Group, the 375th Operations Group and the 375th Mission Support Group.
As the host unit, the 375th supports three major headquarters and a numbered air force with worldwide responsibilities: U.S. Transportation Command, 18th Air Force, Headquarters Air Mobility Command and the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO). It also provides support for the Air Force Communications Agency, the Defense Information Technology Contracting Office, the 932nd Airlift Wing (Reserve) and the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing - along with 30 other tenants.
POPULATION SERVED - Scott has a work force of around 14,258, with 6,850 active duty, 5,416 civilians, 1,138 reserves and 854 Air National Guard. The base also has 8,314 family members and serve apporximately 17,020 retirees in the local area.
SPONSORSHIP - Your sponsorship package will prove helpful in becoming acquainted with the base. If you have not received a sponsor with 30 days of your departure, contact your gaining orderly room or the Relocation Section of the Family Support Center.
Reporting Procedures: The 24-hour arrival point at Scott is the Lodging Office/Scott Inn. The office will allow you to call your sponsor. Report to your orderly room the next day after arriving on base. Orderly room personnel will give you specific information for in-processing with the Military Personnel Flight and Accounting and Finance.
Mail Enroute: For mail delivery send your sponsor a set of orders so he/she can arrange mail delivery. Please include a return address or fax number to receive this information. The Postal Service Center now issues postal boxes to all inbound personnel. An address is given within 24 hours of receipt of orders. Permanent personnel can be assigned a box prior to arriving at Scott, 30 days prior for stateside and 45 days for overseas personnel.
TEMPORARY QUARTERS - The Temporary Lodging Facilities provide modern, convenient, low-cost temporary living units for incoming and outgoing military personnel and their families. Each of the 59 units is designed to accommodate a family of up to five members (or six, if one of the children is of crib age). Each unit is equiped with items needed to set up a temporary home. Reservations may be made up to three months in advance.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE - Since household goods are sometimes delayed in shipment, Family Services has a supply of essential cooking and eating utensils and small electric appliances for short-term loan. Irons, cribs, high chairs, futons, TV VCR combo TVs, tables and chairs may also be borrowed.
Newcomers Briefing: Base newcomers' orientation will be scheduled for all personnel during in-processing. Spouses are invited to attend. The orientation is approximately three hours long and is usually held on the third Tuesday of each month. Following the orientation, an optional bus tour of the local area is offered by the Family Support Center.
CRITICAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION - It is Illinois law that ALL children be in a appropriate car seat and in the rear seat of the vehicle up to age 4 and 50 pounds.
Important documents to be hand carried should include the following: orders, identification card, social security cards, vehicle registrations, proof of insurance, and if coming from overseas--vehicle shipping papers, shot records for everyone, household inventories for goods shipments and claims, and school records of children if applicable.