Farm City Week 2011

ALTUS, Okla. – Jantz Bain, Humphrey’s Cooperative Gin general manager, passes a sample of cotton to Christi Detwiler, wife of the 97th Operations Group Commander, Col. Ted Detwiler, Nov. 9, 2011, during the Farm City week tour. Farm City week is a chance for Altus community members and assigned personnel of Altus Air Force Base to see how their jobs and missions impact the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

Farm City Week 2011

ALTUS, Okla. – Joe Kelly, owner of Kelly Farms, speaks to members of Altus Air Force Base about the importance of cotton production Nov. 9, 2011, during the Farm City week tour. Farm City week is a chance for Altus community members and assigned personnel of Altus Air Force Base to see how their jobs and missions impact the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

Altus AFB provides support feeding local community members in need

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Ethen Edwards, Tiger Scouts pack 212, places bags for Harvest for the Hungry on base housing porches to collect Items for the Community Cupboard Nov. 05, 2011. Harvest for the Hungry restocks the Community Cupboard with food and household items that less fortunate families cannot always afford. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Released)

Altus AFRC hosts Job Fair

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Haley Thompson (left), spouse of Master Sgt. Matt Thompson of the 58th Airlift Squadron, listens as Sherrie Adams (right), a local veterans’ employment representative from Altus Workforce Center, speaks about jobs available in Oklahoma, Nov. 4, 2011 during a Job Fair at the Freedom Community Center. The job fair was hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center and had representatives from civilian personnel, Southwest Technology Center, Small Business Administration and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leandra D. Stepp / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Released)

Altus holds Severe Weather Briefings

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Master Sgt. James Howard, 97th Operations Support Squadron weather flight-chief, briefs members of Altus AFB about possible severe weather conditions Nov. 3, 2011. Severe weather briefings inform people what to do if they experience severe weather situations such as hail, tornados and ice storms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin Ramos / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Released)

Fort Sill Soldiers pack up, head out

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Staff Sgt. Chris Joyce, 54th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, explains to Spc. Cassandra E. Schoner and Collette Scott from the 4th Battalion 3rd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla., about how the boom on a KC-135 Stratotanker is used to refuel other aircraft, during a tour Oct. 20, 2011. The 4-3 ADA BN brought about 250 soldiers to Altus AFB completing a 10-day training event that tested communications between multiple Patriot missile battery sites and evaluated how the unit would handle scenarios that could be encountered in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)