Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • ALS Leads the Rest

    Students of Altus Air Force Base Airman Leadership School's Class of 2013-Bravo, volunteered their time to paint, clean up and repair the Imagination Station, a local community park, Jan. 26, 2013. ALS is the first level of enlisted professional military education mandatory for all Senior Airmen

  • The top one percent

    Every year Senior Master Sergeants test for the highest rank in the enlisted force structure and only the top one percent make it. Three of Altus AFB's Senior Master Sergeants earned the spot as the top one percent and were recognized during a Chief Recognition Ceremony at Club Altus Jan. 25.Senior

  • Altus Commissary celebrates heart healthy promotions in February

    In support of the American Heart Association's National Heart Health Month, the commissary will offer shoppers a myriad of special events and in-store promotions highlighting health, nutrition and great savings."Take a look around your commissary in February and you'll find what we call healthy

  • Altus AFB JP8 Fuel Line Reestablished

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to begin replacing a Jet Propellant 8 fuel line here that will increase ground refueling capabilities for KC-135 Stratotankers, Jan. 23, 2013.The construction project will establish an eight-inch steel pipeline, which will connect the bulk fuel storage

  • 97th MX VPP achieves OSHA Star status

    The 97th Maintenance Directorate's Voluntary Protection Program is the first civilian and active-duty aircraft maintenance unit in the Air Force to achieve "Star" status in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration VPP."Entering OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program and making Star status lets

  • 97th MDG to implement secure messaging system

    The 97th Medical Group is scheduled to begin enrolling patients for MiCare, a new online confidential secure messaging service, Jan. 24, 2013."What we really want to see is the patient registering for it with their technician in the office," said Capt. Aimee Safford, 97th MDG group practice manager.

  • Base leadership holds Town Hall Meeting

    A Town Hall Meeting was hosted by Col. Anthony Krawietz, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, at Club Altus, Jan. 16, 2013.The meeting was designed to inform base residents about recent changes and to hear their questions, comments and concerns. "There is an emphasis to build a community from within by

  • 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