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  • People on a street watching cattle walk by

    20th Annual Altus Air Force Base Cattle Drive

    Cattle running through an Air Force Base might seem unusual, but in Altus this is a tradition that has been happening for 20 years.
  • A hand holding a vial of water over a colorimeter.

    Water quality at Altus AFB: Testing the waters

    “The water is absolutely safe to drink. I can tell you that as the guy who takes the samples, sees the numbers and follows the science, my technicians drink the water, I drink the water, and my kids drink the water,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Austin Bennett, a bioenvironmental engineering flight commander assigned to the 97th Medical Operations Squadron.
  • Airman and Family Readiness team assigned to the 97th Force Support Squadron works to improve quality of life for Airmen at Altus AFB.

    Airman and Family Readiness Center: Improving your quality of life at Altus AFB

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center at Altus Air Force Base provides resources, programs and workshops to everyone with base access. The services cover a wide range: from employment and transition assistance to voting information, deployment support, key spouse programs and personal/work life help. The A&FRC is a resource-abundant office that aims to leave Airmen more informed and well-connected thus improving their quality of life in Altus.
  • Second lieutenant Ioan Gaitan, (at right) materiel management flight commander assigned to the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., discusses a WWII aircraft crash with a Romanian local and the mayor of his village in Romania. Gaitan traveled to Romania to serve as a translator for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Language Enabled Airman Program. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Ioan Gaitan)

    Romanian-born United States Air Force lieutenant serves in historical Romania mission

    When one says “winning the lottery,” it could be defined in various ways. For some, it means winning a monetary prize. Others use the phrase to describe being lucky. For Ioan Gaitan, winning the lottery meant receiving his ticket to America. Little did he know, he would later find himself traveling back to Romania to use both his English and Romanian language skills to bring both countries together.
  • The Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar undergoes construction, July 2, 2018, Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

    One Team, One Fight...Prepping for the KC-46 Arrival

    Altus AFB is slated to receive its first KC-46A Pegasus in November 2018. The new, well-equipped tanker aircraft increases in-flight refueling capabilities. The KC-46 can both receive and deliver fuel, allowing it to train with the other two aircraft assigned to Altus AFB: the KC-135 Stratotanker and C-17 Globermaster III. However, extensive preparation and planning go into making a base ready for a new aircraft; it doesn’t happen overnight and it certainly doesn’t happen alone.
  • (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Cody Dowell)

    How Altus got its wings

    Altus AFB is slated to become the home of the new KC-46 Pegasus. While the base looks forward to the new arrival, it brings up thoughts of how we acquired our two current aircraft: the KC-135 Stratotanker and C-17 Globemaster III.
  • Senior Airman Philip Lee, a contracting specialist assigned to the 97th Contracting Squadron, leaps over a creek during a contracting contingency exercise, April 18, 2018, Fort Sill, Okla. Contracting Airmen from five different bases came together to exercise Operational Contract Support in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jeremy Wentworth)

    Signing checks and hiking fields; deployed contracting exercise at Fort Sill

    Contracting Airmen work to save the Air Force money by using smart spending techniques to get the best supplies possible at the lowest price. When contracting Airmen deploy, they fall back on their operational contracting support training.
  • (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Cody Dowell)

    A grade "A" workforce

    Altus Air Force Base is a unique place, known for its relationship with the local community, which ties in to the award-winning, completely civilian maintenance team. The team won the 2017 Aerospace Maintenance Competition this year, adding to their ever-expanding list of accomplishments.
  • Master Sgt. Andres Alvarez (left), fuels operation section chief assigned to the 97 Logistics Readiness Squadron, and his brother Staff Sgt. Robert Alvarez, a loadmaster assigned to the 58th Airlift Squadron, work in their own respective workplaces at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

    Brothers by blood and service

    It is common in the military for service member to refer to each other as family members, but for two Altus Airmen, they are family by blood and service.
  • Students from Altus Air Force Base and the local community eat pizza at the Galaxy Grill and Lanes, April 5, 2018, on Altus AFB, Okla.

    97th FSS goes above and beyond to keep the mission soaring

    During recent turmoil in the Oklahoma education system, the 97th Force Support Squadron has stepped up to help provide a place for the school-age children of Altus AFB employees.
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ALTUS AFB FLICKR ALBUMS

Click on the link below to see all the photos from Altus AFB's official ceremonies.

Altus AFB Flickr Albums