Scott AFB

Dubbed “Feed It Onward,” the new program from the Environmental Protection Agency aims to cut down on food waste by connecting farmers to military bases. It debuted at the Metro East military base on Friday.

The box sits just outside Scott Elementary School, located adjacent to the base's southwest corner.

For Women’s History Month, Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, who leads the U.S. Transportation Command based at Scott Air Force Base, discussed her experience as a woman in the military at an event Monday.

“Logistics is very important to any operation, and I think our logistics prowess has shown itself over and over again,” said Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost.

The Air Force is looking to modernize its force, and shedding some of its “legacy platforms” such as part of the C-40 fleet is part of that plan.

“We learned only a couple hours before the president made the announcement that the Department of Defense was going to be a part of this,” said one member of TRANSCOM at Scott. The first shipment arrived this past weekend.

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