Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • 97th Medical Group shines light on Aeromedical Evacuation heritage

    For hundreds of years, the purpose of medical evacuations has stayed the same even without the use of aircraft - to transport patients to higher echelons of care and to preserve the fighting force.What has changed is the method of transporting the patients. People have gone from using horse-drawn

  • Altus Air Force Base turns up the heat

    ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - As temperatures begin to drop, the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron has taken the call to turn up the heat. The 97th CES is responsible for two annual heating, ventilation, and air conditioning changeovers and began their preparations for the winter changeover in October.

  • Landing zone cameras mean major improvements in C-17 training

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft pilot calculates the math to figure out the best way to approach a small landing strip in the middle of a hostile environment in Afghanistan.This landing strip is not what the pilot has become accustomed to landing on. It is not paved. It does not

  • 97th Operations Group member retires after 36 years of civil service

    Elva Whitehead will be retiring after 36 years of civil service on Nov. 3, 2014.Here are five things you should know about Whitehead.1. Whitehead was born and raised in upstate New York and graduated from Troupsburg Central High School in 1973. Soon afterward the Air Force moved her family to Texas,

  • Those who train together, stay together

    Lineup check...Check complete. Husband. Check. Wife. Check. Spouse check complete. Prepare for takeoff.  When most people train in the Air Force it's something they can only tell family members about, but for two pilots in training at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., their spouse is a fellow student.For

  • Youth center collects donations for ACMI House

     The Altus AFB Youth Center will be collecting donated items to help support the ACMI House in Altus."The ACMI House is a program that serves victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking," said Anthony Coward, 97th Force Support Squadron Youth Center coordinator. "They work to serve

  • Families Enjoy Quarterly Dinner

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted a deployed family dinner, Oct. 14 at the Freedom Community Center. Family members of deployed Airmen came to relax, eat, and learn about the services available to them while their loved one is away. The dinner is a quarterly event open to families of

  • Fire Prevention Week highlights fire safety

    The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department hosted Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6-11, 2014, to help raise awareness and educate Altus AFB about fire safety.The events directly involved members and families on base with games, demonstrations and community involvement.National Fire Prevention Day

  • Altus Airmen deliver aid to Liberia

    Ten Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing delivered humanitarian and medical supplies to Liberia Sept. 25 - Oct. 3, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance to provide aid to the Ebola stricken region.The Ebola virus epidemic has grown since March 2014, killing thousands in Africa and