Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • 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

  • 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