• Red light, green light, nutrition

    A new program at the Solar Inn Dining Facility on base makes nutrition as easy as red light, green light.The Go for Green program is a nutritional recognition labeling system designed to provide a quick snapshot of the nutritional value of food choices in the DFAC. Food items are labeled green - eat

  • 19th Air Force to inactivate

    Air Education and Training Command's Nineteenth Air Force will inactivate after managing the command's flying training operations for more than 19 years.Gen. Edward Rice, AETC commander, will lead an inactivation ceremony and furling the 19th Air Force flag at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas,

  • Altus AFB supports Denton Amendment with delivery of donations to Haiti

    Members of the 58th Airlift Squadron, 97th Security Forces Squadron, and 97th Maintenance Directorate delivered 50,000 pounds of humanitarian aid donations to Haiti June 22, 2012, thanks to the Denton Amendment.The Denton Amendment permits the Department of Defense to provide transportation of

  • Altus AFB Exchange makes good health its business

    Understanding that a large part of the military's focus is on a fit mind and body to ensure top performance, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service values the importance of wellness. To that end, the Exchange is feeding shoppers' minds with information. Healthy nutrition options, fitness programs,

  • Altus AFB conducts active-shooter exercise

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing conducted an active-shooter exercise June 20, 2012, in coordination with emergency responders from the City of Altus."The purpose of this exercise was to test our capabilities at Altus Air Force Base for an actual active-shooter incident and to ensure that all base

  • 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron reignites legacy at Altus AFB

    Altus Air Force Base has a new addition under its wing - the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron. In an activation and assumption of command ceremony on base June 13, the 730th reserve unit re-activated as a member of Altus AFB's total force initiative between the active-duty 97th Air Mobility Wing

  • Good grades pay-off at Altus AFB Exchange

    According to the Military Child Education Coalition, an estimated 80 percent of military-connected children move between 6-9 times as they complete their kindergarten through 12th grade education, and along with geographical moves, come changes in educational settings and curriculums.With these

  • New program to replace ASITS

    The Inspector General's office will be implementing a new program November 2012 to more efficiently manage valuable resources in each unit for the next round of base self inspections."Units can expect the Altus Self Inspection Tracking System to be replaced with the Management Internal Control

  • Altus Airmen stay "Street Smart"

    Airmen and their families learned how to be at the front line of safety during the Street Smart presentations at the Veterans Theater on base June 5, 2012.Experienced firefighters and paramedics from Florida Stay Alive from Education (S.A.F.E.) Inc. shared the consequences of poor choices such as

  • MAFEX takes flight, hits the mark

    Members of the 58th Airlift Squadron and the 54th Air Refueling Squadron from Altus AFB, recently participated in the biannual Mobility Air Force Exercise sponsored by the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.More than 60 airlift and tanker aircraft from across the country participated