Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Air Force changes tuition assistance requirements

    Military tuition assistance will no longer pay for fees charged by schools such as registration, lab, computer, parking etc. University and college staffs have been requested to break down their tuition and eliminate any fees included in the tuition charged to Department of Defense personnel.

  • Altus AFB warns of consuming alcohol while boating

    There are many skills necessary to operate a vehicle properly, including focus, judgement, coordination and reaction timing. Intoxicating substances can greatly affect these abilities, putting anyone controlling a vehicle or anyone in that vehicle in an unsafe situation. This includes cars,

  • Altus AFB hosts joint firefighter rescue training

     Altus AFB hosted a Department of Defense Rescue Technician Course July 14 - Aug. 1, 2014 at several locations around base.The course consisted of various low and high-angle rescue techniques combined with confined-space rescue techniques to qualify the firefighters to perform rescues from elevated

  • Part One: The Road to Khe Sanh

    Editor's Note: This is the first part of a historical summary on the Battle of Khe Sanh, and looks into how strategic air power contributed to the defense of the Khe Sanh base Jan. 21 - July 9, 1968. The author references multiple resources including Tactical Airlift by Ray L. Bowers, Air Power and

  • TRICARE Nurse Advice Line offers health care guidance

    TRICARE beneficiaries in the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii can now access the Nurse Advice Line to receive health care guidance and advice.The service, launched in April 2014, offers professional help by phone at a moment's notice, officials said."Our mission at Walter Reed National Military

  • AF Assistance Fund may not hit 2014 goal

    In spite of persistent economic difficulties, active-duty and retired Airmen have contributed more than $6 million to the Air Force Assistance Fund, or AFAF, during this year's fund drive.Although the annual AFAF drive has yet to garner this year's $6.4 million goal, contributions continue to roll

  • Civilian Leadership Course

    Sixteen students graduated a leadership class as part of the Altus Civilian Training and Development program July 25, 2014. The program provides tools for civilians to lead in offices and build professional relationships on base."The training gives students an inside view into what senior leadership

  • Altus AFB hosts Feds Feed Families food drive

    Altus AFB is hosting the Feds Feed Families food drive through Aug. 31 to help provide non-perishable items to local families in need.The food drive is a combined effort between the Defense Department, Defense Commissary Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and the Southwest Oklahoma Community

  • Altus Airmen remember the past with unique briefing

    Airmen of the 54th Air Refueling and 58th Airlift Squadrons experienced history from the inside of a U.S. Army Air Forces C- 47 Skytrain military transport aircraft in the Freedom Community Center during an Airlift and Tanker Association tour July 23, 2014.Kay Nehring, World War II Airborne

  • FCC hosts free portrait photography class

    The Freedom Community Center held a free photography class Friday, July 18, 2014.This class was part of a monthly photography series and this month's theme was portraits. Past topics include basic operation of the camera, flower photography and painting with light.U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jaime