Scott Air Force Base News

But already state and local leaders are preparing a game plan to shield Scott -- the region's economic mainstay and biggest employer -- from the brunt of $500 billion in spending cuts the Pentagon faces in the decade ahead.

Jon L. Demers, 55, who is also a former Air Force lieutenant colonel, was found guilty March 14 on all 12 counts of criminal sexual abuse of a child after a jury trial in St.

The Department of Defense has again reduced the number of unpaid furlough days civilian employees must take due to federal sequestration, which is good news for the nearly 4,500 workers at Scott Air Force Base.

The festivities will be highlighted with a keynote address by Gen. William Frasier III, commander of U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base.

Gov. Sheila Simon. The event, called a listening post, is "an opportunity for all community members, businesses and Scott Air Force Base families to speak out about economic challenges and opportunities within this unique region," Simon said in a release.

If you haven't seen Scott Farber and John Berger running in Forest Park, you haven't been in Forest Park lately.

The meetings will be aimed at discussing business, education, jobs and other issues.

It was good to hear from the voice of reason in the form of Sen. Mark Kirk, with reassurances that Scott Air Force Base is safe from any future BRAC cuts.

MASCOUTAH, Ill. - Air Force streamlining efforts mean nearly three dozen civilian jobs have been cut at Scott Air Force Base in southwestern Illinois.

Our unemployment rate exceeds the state's, which exceeds the nation's jobless rate.

It was most appropriate that the opening hymn for the funeral of U.S. Air Force Capt.

A U.S. senator wants the Air Force to prove it saved money by closing bases due to the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process.

Talent Bash contestants won't be the only acts to take the Chesterfield Amphitheater stage on May 18.

Clair County since 1908. On Tuesday, police and military officers gathered at the Sheriff's Department for the annual memorial service in their honor.

A brief memorial service was held to honor the life and service of U.S. Air Force Capt.

An Air Force captain who grew up in Oswego was among those killed when his aircraft crashed in the Zabul province in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, according to the Air Force base where he was stationed.

School districts located close to Scott Air Force Base will receive less federal funding as a result of the automatic spending cuts mandated by Congress.

If you're afraid that long-past scrape with the law will keep you from landing a job, there's some... An internal Air Force office tasked with finding a way to unify the three branches of the service is going full speed to provide its final recommendations this summer.

If you're afraid that long-past scrape with the law will keep you from landing a job, there's some... DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DEL.

School districts located close to Scott Air Force Base will receive less federal funding as a result of the automatic spending cuts mandated by Congress.