Scott Air Force Base

Illinois quit collecting property taxes from disabled veterans in 2015, but that has cost Metro East school districts and other taxing bodies near Scott Air Force Base hundreds of thousands — or sometimes millions of dollars.

A part of regular military rotations, Col. Chris Robinson will leave the Metro East base for a Pentagon job. Col. Jordan Poole, who previously led a Texas base, will take over Scott.

The Mascoutah airport, located adjacent to Scott Air Force Base, finalized the project Tuesday. It adds 41,000 square feet to the existing terminal.

Headquartered at the Metro East base, the command will assume the role from the Defense Logistics Agency.

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

On a near daily basis, the U.S. Transportation Command loads planes, ships and vehicles with supplies bound for Ukraine.

The jet is a retrofitted military-use version of the Learjet 35A Business aircraft. It transports high-ranking officials on a moment’s notice as well as providing aeromedical evacuation operations.

Constant and sometimes sudden moves can disrupt military families' finances and cause challenges with their children’s schools and medical care.

Scott Air Force Base officials are mainly working to engage with the concerns airmen may have with the vaccine, rather than just force every member to get the shot.

The U.S. Transportation Command coordinates the logistical movement of troops and supplies for the country’s military.