Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Club Altus has a new manager!

    Marlene Diaz is the new manager at Club Altus on Altus Air Force Base, and boy, does she have plans!"I would like folks to look forward to many changes at the club to include new menus in the dining room as well catering options. (Also,) new programming for the community such as "Girls Night Out'

  • Food safety at Altus AFB Commissary

    National concerns about food source safety, including recent egg recalls and deli meats contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, are not a problem for Altus Air Force Base."We receive Department of Defense Hazardous Food and Non-Prescription Drug Recall System (US DoD) announcements and vendor

  • Submit your claim for retroactive stop loss today!

    Airmen, veterans, and beneficiaries who were involuntarily extended under Stop Loss between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2009 are eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP). If your enlistment was involuntarily extended due to Stop Loss, and you have yet to file a claim for RSLSP, then

  • Altus Senior Airmen selected for promotion to Staff Sgt!

    The following Altus Air Force Base Senior Airmen are selected for Staff Sgt.:Last First NameAbernathy MichaelAbplanalp Jacob Alford Jesse Alvarez Marisol Barker AmberBiela Dustin Black Joanna Brewster James Bubacz Andrew Chastain Trajen Coker Julia Coomer Daniel Cox HelenaDay Ricky Dimson

  • 2010 Cattle Drive at Altus AFB brings base and community together

    One of the unique things about Altus Air Force Base is a tradition that brings together the base, the local population, and about 50 longhorn cattle."The annual cattle drive on base will be held Thursday, Aug. 26, around 10 a.m., starting start on the softball fields," said Tina Hilton, Military

  • Changes to Child Development Center Fees at Altus AFB

    Driven by Department of Defense directions, the fee schedule for Child Development Centers world wide is set to change."It means much the same as every year. A recalculation of total family income based off of earning statements to determine the new category. For some this may not change their

  • AETC Command Chief retires

    Air Education and Training Command's senior enlisted leader retired Aug. 13 after serving 31 years, two months, and 27 days, ending a career longer than the average enlistee is permitted to serve. "I enlisted in the Air Force for the same reason a lot of people are enlisting in the Air Force today,"

  • AAFES working double time to correct inadvertent charges at Altus AFB

    Numerous transactions at Army and Air Force Exchange operations are experiencing a double whammy no one saw coming; a processing error resulting in duplicate charges on credit and debit card transactions."Shoppers who swiped their cards anytime between Aug. 7 and Aug. 9 at an AAFES facility are

  • AAFES and Exchange Home Services makes military moves easier

    On average, military families move once every two years. As a result, they regularly face the confusing array of choices when it comes to TV, internet and phone services available at their new duty station.Fortunately, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is taking the guesswork out of setting up

  • Air Force Athlete of the Year program at Altus AFB

    Nominations are being accepted for the Air Force Athlete of the Year at Altus Air Force Base through September 10."We have had two to six nominees over the last few years," said Jeremy Stevens, director of the Altus Fitness Center, 97th Force Support Squadron.The nomination packet requires basic