   scott air force base  is a united states air force base in st. clair county, illinois, near belleville. scott field was one of thirty-two air service training camps established after the united states entered world war i in april 1917.william r. evinger: directory of military bases in the u.s., oryx press, phoenix, ariz., 1991, p. 147. ==overview== the base is operated by the 375th air mobility wing (375 amw) and is also home to the air force reserve command's 932d airlift wing (932 aw) and the illinois air national guard's 126th air refueling wing (126 arw), the latter two units being operationally gained by the us air force's air mobility command (amc). its airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as midamerica st. louis airport. midamerica has operated as a joint use airport since beginning operations in november 1997. allegiant air, the only commercial with scheduled flights at the airport, pulled out of the airport on january 3, 2009,st. louis post-dispatch. midamerica wings it without allegiant air. 1/7/2009. retrieved 1/30/2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.stlcommercem
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