Story by Senior Airman DeQuan Simmons | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.11.2025
This week, the 126th Air Refueling Wing led a series of nuclear response drills for a nuclear mission certification course. The two-week certification course aimed to ensure aircrews were certified to conduct refueling missions supporting America’s nuclear triad....
Story by Senior Airman DeQuan Simmons | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 02.05.2025
Space Available travel has returned to Scott Air Force Base, thanks to a partnership between the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron and other units on Scott after facing setbacks following COVID-19....
Story by Airman 1st Class DeQuan Simmons | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 09.14.2023
An Airman from Scott made a vow he was not willing to break, whether he was in the country or abroad. Airman 1st Class Cody Woolley, 906th Air Refueling Squadron individual equipment apprentice, was asked to run in an upcoming Air Force Marathon in honor of the late Capt. Brandon Cyr, 906th ARS KC-135 pilot. That was until Woolley received orders to deploy to the Middle East, making him......
Story by Senior Airman Jason Grabiec | 182nd Airlift Wing | 04.09.2020
Members of the Illinois National Guard were activated to assist efforts to convert the McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, into a 3,000 room alternate care facility to house potential hospital overflow COVID-19 patients....
Story by Staff Sgt. Andrew Kleiser | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 03.13.2016
The 126th Civil Engineer Squadron helped the Israeli Air Force prepare for upcoming exercise, Juniper Cobra, during a deployment from Oct. 26 through Nov. 7, 2015 to Hatzor Air Base, Israel. Lt. Col. Marc Eccher, commander of the 126th Civil Engineer Squadron, commanded the 34-member team....
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 04.27.2015
Members of the Illinois Air and Army National Guard, Air Force, and Air Force Reserves came together Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Mid-America Readiness Center outside of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., to learn healthy eating habits from Operation Homefront....
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 01.14.2015
Illinois Air National Guard personnel at the 126th Air Refueling Wing spent three days, Jan. 9-11, 2015, to hone their skills during an exercise at Scott Air Force Base, Ill....
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 01.10.2015
Three Airmen from the 126th Air Refueling Wing were selected Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Camp Lincoln, Ill., to represent Illinois in the 2015 Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year competition....
