Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • DeCA seeks new deli and bakery contractor

    Deli and bakery services at 22 commissaries in eight states could be temporarily suspended on March 1 while the Defense Commissary Agency seeks a new contractor. Sixteen of the 22 commissaries have sushi bars that would also be temporarily suspended.DeCA is looking at both long-term and interim

  • Grow Your Own Mechanic-Altus AFB reaps what it sows

    Farming: it's been around almost as long as man and for good reason. Cultivating and growing products can be more practical than hunting; it provides a sense of accomplishment, sustains life and some see it as the ultimate link to power. So how does a U.S. Air Force base in Southwestern Oklahoma put

  • Fabrication specialists enhance Altus maintenance mission

    The 97th Maintenance Directorate A-Team plays a huge part in the success of the Altus Air Force Base mission of training and deploying Airman warriors.Fabrication flight, in particular, is in charge of maintaining, repairing, and replacing parts of several different types of aircraft, which keeps

  • Civil Engineers practice to maintain combat readiness

    The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted their monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training Feb. 19 to maintain combat readiness, providing training the Airmen need for supporting the beddown of air bases.The squadron holds a quarterly competition between four flights based on the

  • Altus AFB set for Military Saves Week

    Altus AFB is participating in Military Saves Week from Feb. 23 - 27, 2015.Military Saves Week is a Department of Defense-sponsored campaign for service members, their families and DoD civilians to learn about healthy financial habits that promote better savings behavior."Military Saves Week is a

  • Important information about your drinking water

    Altus Air Force Base Has Violated a Drinking Water StandardOur water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Even though this was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct the situation.Testing results we received for

  • Airmen share their appreciation to veterans

    More than two dozen Airmen from Altus Air Force Base delivered Valentine's Day cards to veterans in four assisted living centers in Altus, Okla. Feb. 12.Airmen visited English Village Manor, Plantation Village Assisted Living and Nursing Centers and Tamarack Assisted Living Center."It's great seeing

  • Altus Airman recognized for rescuing drowning victims

    An Airman from the 97th Air Mobility Wing has been named the Air Education and Training Command Vanguard Award winner.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Gates, flight chief of the 58th Airlift Squadron operations flight, has been awarded the Vanguard Award for commandeering a boat to pull two

  • Altus working dog team enhances security forces mission

     Military life can be tough, especially for those in security forces, whose first and foremost mission is to protect, defend and fight to enable Air Force joint and coalition missions. However, a select few Airmen get to face those day to day challenges with a furry, four-legged partner.U.S. Air

  • City of Altus plans for water quality improvements

     The City of Altus and community partners, including Altus Air Force Base, are coordinating to improve water quality and increase the supply of water to residents before 2016.The current water quality reports have revealed that the current supply exceeds the Environmental Protection Agency and state