Scott Air Force Base is located in Illinois, just across the river from St. Louis. During World War I, this area was the location of a training base and "flying field." It was named after Corporal Frank S. Scott, the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash.

In 1918, the base designed two air ambulances to transport injured servicemen. Medical evacuation is still a primary function at Scott. Their other major purposes are to provide qualification training for C-9 pilots, fly operational support airlifts in the C-21, and fly air refueling missions in the KC-135.

The 375th Airlift Wing Is the Host Unit
The 375th Airlift Wing has managed the medical evacuation system since 1975. The wing's Operational Support Airlift fleet consists of 50 C-21A Lear jets stationed at Scott and at other bases throughout the United States. Scott employs approximately 13,065 people and has capital assets of 2.5 billion dollars.

Scott is also the home of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America. This band consists of 60 full-time musicians, and has performed for Pope John Paul II, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, President Clinton, Vice-President Gore and the Secretary of Defense, among many others. They play more than 400 engagements each year, performing before more than one million people in person, and millions more on television and radio broadcasts. They also travel all over the world, giving concerts in such places as the Azores, Barbados, Guatemala, Venezuela, and Germany.