Air Force · Illinois

Scott Air Force Base

St. Clair County; Metro East, Illinois, United States

Scott Air Force Base is the Metro East Air Force installation near Belleville. Mobility and joint tenants have their own administrative processes. The installation and its mobility headquarters share a campus but have different reporting and employment roles.

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The Joint Operations and Mission Planning Center at Scott in an opening-event image, May 2026.
U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Timothy Young · via DVIDSThe appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.
Service branch
Air Force
Location
St. Clair County; Metro East, Illinois, United States
Installation type
Air Force installation
Status
Active

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At a glance.

Scott Air Force Base is the Metro East Air Force installation near Belleville. Mobility and joint tenants have their own administrative processes. [2]

The installation and its mobility headquarters share a campus but have different reporting and employment roles. [1]

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Base essentials.

At your fingertips
Temporary lodging
618-256-1844
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Phone numbers belong to the offices named above. Check the linked official pages for current hours and availability.

Life around your next station

Moving & living.

Start with your sponsor and the installation’s official newcomer resources. Confirm the arrangements that apply to your household before you travel.

Confirm the reporting destination

Air Force arrivals report to their unit support staff on the first duty day. Other services and civilian employees should confirm their own gaining organization’s instructions.

Official check-in guidance

Plan housing before committing

Ask housing about eligibility, applications and community referrals before signing a lease. Confirm separate unaccompanied arrangements.

Military housing resources

Arrange temporary accommodation

Scott Inn is the listed lodging resource. Confirm the reservation and household requirements directly.

Temporary accommodation

Prepare the school transfer

Confirm the receiving district with the intended home address and school liaison; prepare enrollment records before moving.

School transition resources

Arrange child care

Apply through current child and youth services. Confirm eligibility, duty-schedule coverage and placement; registration does not reserve care.

Child-care resources

Confirm the care destination

The 375th Medical Group is a named resource. Confirm clinic enrollment and regional referrals.

Military medical resources

Connect with household support

Use family-readiness resources for relocation and deployment referrals appropriate to the household’s component and duty status.

Family-readiness resources

Go straight to the source

Official resources.

Confirm current procedures and arrangements with the responsible organization.

The place behind the name

History & identity.

Current & former names: Scott Air Force Base · Scott AFB · Scott Field

  1. 1917

    World War I flying field

    The War Department leased the site near Belleville in June 1917.

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  2. Today

    Use the current organization

    Assigned personnel follow their specific command and campus.

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A few useful answers.

What matters about this location?

The installation and its mobility headquarters share a campus but have different reporting and employment roles.

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Where should I report?

Follow the gaining command and sponsor’s current arrival instructions.

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Is a home automatically assigned?

Confirm eligibility, application and availability separately.

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Does an order reserve a room?

No. Confirm the authorized accommodation and reservation.

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Which school applies?

Confirm the district using the intended home address.

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Where do we arrange routine care?

Use the enrolled clinic and confirm any referral destination.

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Sources & review.

  1. Official installation and tenant resources Official installation command · Checked 2026-11-04
  2. Installation background MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  3. Scott Air Force Base — arrival MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  4. Scott Air Force Base — housing MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  5. Scott Air Force Base — lodging MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  6. Scott Air Force Base — school MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  7. Scott Air Force Base — care MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  8. Scott Air Force Base — health MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  9. Scott Air Force Base — family MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  10. Official image and original caption U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Timothy Young · Checked 2026-11-04
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Community comments.

  1. cpl frank scott was the first ENLISTED person to die in a military aviation accident NOT the first ever to die in a plane crash

  2. im miss Geronima Mauricio who was committed to TSG Allan Wesley Brady, I lost my communication witn him. Pls help 09071098478, im still waiting for him in the philippines. my address blk 21- lot 2 brgy atlu bola, northville 16, Mabalacat, Pampanga. Philippines, im ging ging for short.

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