Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus AFB honors POW/MIA Recognition Day

    Airmen of Altus Air Force Base participated in a POW/MIA recognition retreat ceremony at Wings of Freedom Park, Sept. 19, 2014.The ceremony was conducted in honor of National Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day, which is observed on the third Friday of September."We gather as a Wing,

  • Thunderbirds soar over Altus skies

    In the recent days, Airmen of the 97th Air Mobility Wing have been compelled to leave their desks to investigate the vicious roars they've heard around the base. They search the sky intently for the mysterious red, white and blue sky-beasts.The Thunderbirds landed at Altus Thursday, and, in

  • Simulators train aircrew at fraction of cost

    Everything's normal looking out the window of the cockpit on a summer morning. The student pilot and co-pilot are going through their pre-flight checklists. Switches and toggles are thrown and gauges are read. In a few minutes this C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft will barrel down the runway and

  • Altus AFB opens gates to community

    Altus Air Force Base opened its gates to the public for the 2014 Wings of Freedom Open House on Sept. 13, 2014.The open house allowed the general public to receive an up-close view of a wide variety of military and civilian aircraft, as well as meet with the Airmen stationed here."For those who

  • Thunderbirds swear in Oklahoma enlistees

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilots swore in more than 20 high school graduates during the 2014 Wings of Freedom Open House, Sept. 13, 2014. As for 18-year-old Altus native Thomas Farley, this could not have been any more perfect. Thomas wanted to be a Thunderbird pilot as a child, so to have the

  • Running to remember

    The Altus Air Force Base Fitness Center hosted an 11-mile memorial run Sept. 11, 2014, honoring the victims of the attacks that took place Sept. 11, 2001. The third annual memorial run began at 6 a.m. at the fitness center and ran down Tower and Perimeter Roads. "It doesn't matter how many

  • Altus AFB holds Patriot Day ceremony to honor fallen

     More than 80 people from Altus Air Force Base and emergency responders from the community attended a Patriot Day remembrance ceremony outside the base fire station Sept. 11, 2014.The ceremony began with an invocation by U.S. Air Force Capt. Wade Matuska, 97th Air Mobility Wing chaplain, and both

  • Sept. 12 Open House practice open to military and families

    Airmen and their families will get a sneak peek at what the Wings of Freedom Open House has to offer Sept. 12, 2014. Friday will provide an opportunity for Altus AFB members to observe the aerial demonstrations before gates open to the public. "Friday's practice show allows a more private setting

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Suicide prevention more than a month-long campaign

    All Airmen have a responsibility that last much longer than a one-month campaign. This responsibility extends beyond ourselves and includes our work environment, our families, friends, fellow Airmen and our communities. While Suicide Prevention Month is observed across the United States in