Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Living with loss

    The holidays have a way of magnifying everything: the joy, the laughter, the togetherness, but also the quiet ache of those who are no longer here.

  • Deck the Skies: 58th AS joins Operation Toy Drop

    A team of pilots and loadmasters from the 58th Airlift Squadron joined the 18th Air Support Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command Airborne, and 14 partner nations for jumpmaster validations during a portion of the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at

  • Airmen of Altus: SrA Carapia Gonzalez

    Get to know the Airman of the Month for October, Senior Airman Carapia Gonzalez, 97th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron aerospace medical technician, from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

  • Why I Joined: SrA Kari Degraffenreed

    Whenever people ask me what the best part of working in public affairs is, I always tell them, “I get to shadow everybody.” On Monday, I can be flying on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to document the loadmasters and by Thursday, I’m interviewing an Airman from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Altus Air Force Base Aviation Fair

    Flyer for the Altus Air Force Base (AFB) Aviation Fair at Altus Junior High in Altus, Oklahoma, Dec. 7, 2024. The fair includes photo opportunities, activities in science, technology, engineering, math for children, and a question and answer portion with Airmen from Altus AFB. For questions, contact

  • Mission ready, medically mighty: 97 MDG hosts AETC, AFMEDCOM leaders

    Airmen and leaders from the 97th Medical Group welcomed Col. John Davis, Air Education and Training Command command surgeon, Chief Master Sgt. Paul Ellis, AETC chief of the medical enlisted force, Col. Betty Venth, incoming Medical Wing Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, and Chief Master