Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus AFB health and welfare inspection results

    Commanders from the 97th Air Mobility Wing conducted a Health and Welfare Inspection here, and found that the overall professional environment of Altus AFB is very good.The inspections were tasked during the Nov. 28, 2012 Wing Commanders Call by the Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III.

  • Air Force implements civilian hiring freeze

    Air Force senior leaders directed a force-wide hiring freeze among other workforce actions in a memorandum sent to senior commanders Jan. 16.The actions are part of the Air Force's efforts to pursue reversible or recoverable steps to avoid impacts to core readiness caused by the looming possibility

  • Air Force leaders deliver budget guidance to force

    Air Force leaders delivered guidance to the force recently, telling them to begin planning for the uncertain budget environment ahead, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said Jan. 11 in a press briefing."Even though we're not presuming this worst case will occur, prudent planning for the

  • Giving the GIFT of aviation

    For the second year running, a Texas-designated pilot examiner and her band of volunteers, have successfully put on a week-long "girls only flight training summer camp" in Vernon, Texas. Mary Latimer and her husband, Lawrence, along with their daughter, Tamara Griffith, and her daughter Amanda

  • Altus AFB selected as candidate KC-46A FTU, MOB

    Altus Air Force Base is officially in the running to become the Formal Training Unit for the KC-46A tanker aircraft.Today, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff approved Altus AFB and McConnell AFB, Kan. as candidate bases for the FTU. Altus AFB was also selected one of four candidates

  • 31st ADA commander honors Airmen

    Col. Michael Morrissey, 31st Air Defense Artillery Battalion commander, Fort Sill, Okla., presented 35 Airmen with the Army Achievement Medal, Jan. 9, 2012 for their efforts in deploying Patriot missile batteries, about 400 soldiers and more than two million pounds of equipment in support of NATO

  • Altus community supports deploying Soldiers

    Altus AFB and the surrounding community share an invaluable relationship that strives to honor service members, their families, and local business and civic leaders.The Altus Military Affairs Committee and City of Altus community donated food and drinks to Fort Sill Soldiers deploying out of Altus

  • Altus AFB delivers aid to Haitian children

    Altus Airmen aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from the 97th Air Mobility Wing delivered the largest single-day humanitarian aid delivery since 1998 to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 28,2012.Members from the 58th Airlift Squadron, 97th Security Forces Squadron, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 97th

  • Altus AFB 2 hour delayed reporting Wednesday, 26 Dec.

    2 hour delayed reporting is in effect tomorrow, Wednesday 26 December, for all Altus AFB personnel (military and civilian). Emergency personnel will report to work as scheduled. If you are unsure whether this applies to you contact your supervisor for confirmation. Please visit our Facebook page for