SAFB - History

Part of: Scott Air Force Base Cultural Resources Archive

Site Name Keywords
Scott Air Force Base • Scott Air Force Base Historic District • Silver Creek Watershed • Scott Air Force Base Historic Trail • Building 1970 • NCO Club Building • 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing • Scott Field Historic District • 11-S-86 • 11-S-239

Site Type Keywords
Non-Domestic Structures • Governmental Structure • Historic Governmental Structure • Military Structure • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Settlements • Hamlet / Village • Domestic Structures • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Agricultural or Herding

Other Keywords
Scott AFB • Fact Sheet • MAC • Chronology • Historic Overview • 10 Miles • aircraft • Tanker • Air Mobility Command • Official History

Culture Keywords
Historic • PaleoIndian • Dalton • Archaic • Early Archaic • Middle Archaic • Late Archaic • Woodland • Early Woodland • Middle Woodland

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Archaeological Overview

Material Types
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Building Materials • Human Remains • Projectile Point • Figurine • Turkey Tail blades • Marion • Crab Orchard • Florence Phase

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Prehistoric • World War II • World War I • Cold War Era • 1960s • 1970s • Cold War • WWII Era

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • Illinois (State / Territory) • St. Clair County (County) • North America (Continent) • Scott Air Force Base • USA (Country) • Silver Creek • Silver Creek Floodplain • St. Clair (County) • American Bottom

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  • Documents (8)
  • 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing (MAC) Fact Sheet (1985)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

    Fact sheet describing the successful aeromedical evacuation missions performed by the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing (MAC) at locations around the world, from June 1975 to April 1985.

  • A Brief History of Scott Air Force Base 1917-1992 (1992)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Patricia K. Warner.

    Special study published on Scott Air Force Base's 75th anniversary to honor the installation's history.

  • Handbook for the Prehistory and History Relating to the Scott Joint-Use Project (2022)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

    The Scott Project, directed by the Office of Contract Archaeology, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation, was initiated during 1988 in response to the planned construction of a civilian air cargo facility that is to operate jointly with the present Scott Air Force Base. The project area, located in southwestern Illinois in southeastern St. Clair county, encompasses nearly 4,000 acres. The projected expansion area encompasses a range...

  • An Illustrated History of Scott Air Force Base, 1917-1987 (1987)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Betty R. Kennedy.

    As Scott Air Force Base begins its 70th year, it is fitting that a history honors its achievements. In addition to commemorating Scott Air Force Base, another intent was to write an official history based upon original source materials which would eliminate long-standing discrepancies or provide at the very least the interested reader with a primary reference source.

  • Scott Air Force Base Historic Trail Patch Description (2022)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

    The Scott Air Force Base Historic Trail is a 10 mile trail that circles Scott Air Force Base. The trail began in 1984 by Steven A. Sulley who was scoutmaster of Troop 15 in cooperation with the Office of the Historian and the Base Civil Engineer. This document describes the history of this historic trail.

  • Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (MAC) Short History Fact Sheet (1985)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

    Fact sheet containing a short history of Scott Air Force Base.

  • The Silver Creek Development Committee An Historical Perspective 1969-1975 (1975)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Thelma Renshaw.

    An in-depth study of the Silver Creek watershed, providing insight on the landscape, composition, and historic and proposed land use activities of the area.

  • Toward the Air Mobility Command: A Chronology of Tanker and Airlift Events (1994)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert deV. Brunkow.

    This chronology records events from the air mobility experience to illustrate the heritage of the Air Mobility Command through its activation date, 1 June 1992. The volume's entries document how the command's forerunners acquired the means to accomplish refueling and airlift responsibilities, and how air mobility operations expanded to further national objectives, making Global Reach for America a reality.