Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Heart Link helps new spouses adjust to Altus life

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted Heart Link, an orientation for spouses new to the military and Altus, Oct. 3, 2014.Heart Link is a commander's program established to strengthen military families, increase spouse awareness of the Air Force mission, as well as resources and services

  • Altus Air Force Base hosts joint training

    U.S. Army Soldiers from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, practiced loading and unloading a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft alongside U.S. Air Force loadmasters Oct 2, 2014.The intent of the training was to improve joint-operability between the Army and the Air Force, and ensure the 4th Battalion, 3rd Air

  • Family events planned for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Altus Air Force Base family advocacy office has a number of events available for service members and their families throughout the month.Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive, controlling behavior that also includes emotional or

  • Combined Federal Campaign begins on Altus AFB

    The Altus Air Force Base 2014 Combined Federal Campaign will begin Oct. 1 and end Nov. 14.The campaign's mission is to promote and support philanthropy through a voluntary program that is employee focused, cost-efficient and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to improve the

  • Altus AFB Youth Center hosts Home Alone Safety class

    The Altus AFB Youth Center is scheduled to host a home alone safety class at 4:30 p.m. in the base youth center, Oct. 9, 2014.The class is recommended for Department of Defense card holders who are planning to leave their children at home by themselves. Both parents and children should be in

  • Airmen celebrate 50 years of civil engineering heritage

    Airmen from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron celebrated their Air Force heritage at a briefing Oct. 1, 2014.Oct. 1, 1964 was the birth of the Prime Base Engineering Emergency Force and Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer units established Oct. 12, 1965, in Air Force

  • AF updates voluntary education programs for FY15

    Active-duty Airmen who want to take advantage of military assistance programs for voluntary education in the coming academic year will experience several changes beginning Oct. 1, 2014.Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online (AF COOL) will take the place of the MilTA certification program for

  • Altus AFB produces mission capable boom operators

    For the past 16 years the 97th Air Mobility Wing has been the only school house for training initial KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator students, which trains around 265 Airmen and international students a year.Boom operators are aerial refueling specialists who conduct the offloading of fuel to U.S.

  • Tops in Blue to come to Altus

    The U.S. Air Force Tops in Blue entertainment showcase is scheduled to perform at Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, at 6 p.m., Oct. 5.Tops in Blue features singers, musicians, and comedy routines and is made up of 30 active duty Air Force members who travel the world to highlight the Air

  • National Preparedness Month

    September is National Preparedness Month, which promotes the importance of the country's ability to respond swiftly to emergencies of any kind, at any moment.Declared as an officially recognized month in 2007 by former President George W. Bush, National Preparedness Month began due to the events of