Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus AFB maintains "Storm Ready" status

    The Storm Ready Community recognizes Altus AFB for being well prepared for severe weather through advanced planning, training and awareness.The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron's Readiness and Emergency Management flight worked with the National Weather Service to form an in-depth confirmation process

  • Commissaries showcase fruits, veggies for 'Little Heroes' in April

    To honor military children, commissaries have fun ways for parents and their "little heroes" to learn about the nutritious value of fruits and vegetables.During April, the Month of the Military Child, commissary produce departments are inviting installation child development centers to take tours

  • Altus master sergeants selected for promotion

    Four master sergeants from the 97th Air Mobility Wing were selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant March 20, 2014.Out of the 14,823 eligible master sergeants in the Air Force, 999 were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant which is a selection rate of 6.74 percent.

  • Altus Airmen attend customer service training

    The fourth quarterly installment of the 97th Air Mobility Wing customer service training was held in the Freedom Community Center March 18, 2014. The training was divided into two sessions to accommodate 60 students. The class started as training for the 97th Mission Support Group, but was later

  • Update: Altus AFB water quality

    The 97th Medical Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight routinely monitors for two sets of disinfection byproducts called haloacetic acids and total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) in drinking water to ensure it is not a health risk to the base population.The level of TTHMs at the base water

  • Severe Weather Response Exercise

    Airmen at Altus AFB participated in a basewide severe weather response exercise March 12, 2014. The exercise began with sheltering in place, where Airmen exercised locating designated shelters to stay until the simulated storm passed. Each squadron has a determined location that the Airmen will go

  • Altus AFB hosts Deployed Families Appreciation dinner

    Families from across the base spent their evening eating food, playing games and enjoying each other's company during the Deployed Families Appreciation dinner, March 11.The dinner is held quarterly as a way to reach out to families of deployed service members and those returning from deployments to

  • Blood donations come full circle

    People who live and work on Altus Air Force Base will have the chance to donate blood March 14, 2014 at the chapel activities room from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.The Oklahoma Blood Institute hopes to receive 40 units of blood from the Altus AFB community. The donated blood will be distributed to more than 140

  • First sergeants deploy, discover family members

    Sleep-deprived and weary from days of travel, in a blur of new names and faces, one of the first people most Airmen deploying to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing meet is their respective unit's first sergeant.It's during this time that diamond-wearing Air Force Master Sgts. Shawn and Lynnette Tolar

  • Altus AFB to conduct severe weather exercise March 12

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing is scheduled to conduct a severe weather exercise March 12th beginning at 8 a.m. The city of Altus and base residents will hear a short test of the Installation Warning Notification System sirens at the start of the exercise. Residents on and near the installation may also