Scott Air Force Base

Scott AFB Facts

• Location: St. Clair County, near Mascoutah, Illinois
• Website:
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• Phone: (618) 256-1110
• Longitude:
  -89.835278
• Latitude:
  38.545278
• DSN:
  576-1110

This is a United States Air Force named after the first person killed in an airplane crash, Corporals Frank S. Scott. Illinois Scott is located in St. Clair County, near St. Louis Metropolitan area and is under the operation of the 375^th Air Mobility Wing. The center’s residential section has a population of 3,612 at the 2010 census. The 932d Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command and the 126th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard are operated at the base by the Air Mobility command. The Base served as an airfield during the 1^st World War. It also trained pilots for airplanes from 1917 but was discontinued in 1937 when lighter aircrafts were introduced. The aircrafts used during the training were used as ambulances to lift disaster victims to healthcare facilities. The Scott field became the headquarters of the United States Air Forces in 1938, and in preparation to that, most of the old buildings were demolished for new ones to be built. In all, 73 buildings were built in the restructuring exercise.

Civilian aircrafts are allowed to use the facility, with the civilian airport referred to as the Mid America St. Louis Airport. It has however not been supporting commercial airlines since January 3^rd, 2009 when the Allegiant Air pulled out of the base. Scott is also headquarters of many military organizations including the United States Transport Command, Air Mobility Command, the United States Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and the 18^th Air Force. Others are the Air Force Global Logistics Support center and the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization. The 375th Air Mobility Wing, which is the operating unit of the Illinois Scott Airforce Base hosts over 30  other units including the Airforce Reserve Command, the Illinois Air National Guard, the 3^rd Investigations Region and the 3^rd manpower requirements Squadron.