Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Commissary recycling nets $5.3 million for surcharge

    Recycling cardboard to the tune of 63,000 tons a year helps save the environment and build new commissaries.Here's how. Cardboard used to ship products to commissaries is not thrown away but is collected by store workers and sold to recycling companies. Money generated from those sales, which was

  • Commissaries connect employee well-being to customer satisfaction

    The Defense Commissary Agency says employees who feel their workplace concerns matter to leaders will better serve their customers. That's after approximately 70 percent of its workers participated in the 2012 Organizational Assessment Survey.The survey, conducted every two years by the Office of

  • Customers give commissary high marks in new annual survey

    Customers gave their stores a solid overall grade of "A" in the 2012 Commissary Customer Service Survey. "Bottom line, 'Great job!' is what our customers told us," said Joseph H. Jeu, Defense Commissary Agency director and CEO. "Part of our strategic vision is to better understand our customers, and

  • Altus AFB Honorary Commanders inducted

    Altus community members and business leaders were appointed as Honorary Commanders during an induction ceremony held at the Wings of Freedom Park, Nov. 29, 2012."The Honorary Commander Program is all about the exchange of ideas, experiences and friendships between the local civilian community and

  • Exchange spreads Holiday cheer with industry-leading return policy

    Nearly 20 percent of Americans will return at least one holiday gift item this holiday season, according to Lavi Industries, a provider of public guidance. To take the stress and confusion out of the return process, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has extended the terms of its hassle-free

  • 2013 Scholarships for military children opens Dec. 3

    In 2012, the Scholarships for Military Children Program celebrated a major milestone as it reached more than $10 million in scholarships awarded to 6,742 students from around the globe.Applications for the 2013 Scholarships for Military Children Program will be available starting Dec. 3 at

  • Senior leaders issue holiday safety message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy issued a tri-signature "Letter to Airmen" on Nov. 5. As part of this year's Holiday/Winter Safety Campaign, "Safe-n-Sound," the Air Force's

  • Military leave carryover extension expires Oct. 1

    Unless approved for special leave accrual, active duty and Active Guard Reserve members who have more than 60 days of leave must use it or lose it by Oct. 1, 2013, when the temporary leave carryover extension provision expires, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The 2010 National

  • AFRC begins teaching re-designed TAP

    The Airmen and Family Readiness Center began teaching the re-designed Transition Assistance Program Nov. 5.President Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Reno, Nev., July 23, 2012 and announced the first major re-design of the TAP since the program's inception more than 20 years

  • 35th Annual Farm City Week tours bring Altus AFB and community together

    The City of Altus hosted the 35th Annual Farm City Week with the theme "Farming, Flying and Community: the Pillars of Southwest Oklahoma" Nov. 5-9.Farm City Week events focused on the relationship between the local farming business and the base.Local farmers invited members of Altus AFB to see their