Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus AFB offers free Natural Running Symposium

    The Newton Running Company is slated to give a free three-day Natural Running Symposium, Natural Running Form Clinic and Natural Running Form Coaching Certification class here Oct. 4-6.The event is scheduled to be lead by Lt. Col. Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Marathon Office chief medical consultant

  • Altus School Board approves military deployment policy

    Policy 700.323 was approved at the Altus Public School District I-18 Board of Education meeting Sept. 12 by members of the Altus School Board. The policy granted additional excused absences for students when a parent or guardian is being deployed, has recently returned from deployment or is taking

  • 97th AMW Commander gets hands-on during immersion demonstration

    Col. Anthony B. Krawietz, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander received a hands-on immersion brief during his visit to the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, Sept. 8.During Krawietz's immersion, firefighters from the 97th CES demonstrated how they perform a "quick attack," which according to Master Sgt. Eric

  • Altus plans 2011 Air Force Ball

    Altus is scheduled to celebrate the 64th U.S. Air Force Anniversary by holding this year's Air Force Ball, Sept. 17. The event will be held at hangar 285 and will start with a social hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. This year's Air Force Ball will include music by the Western Oklahoma

  • Fort Sill, Altus AFB practice humanitarian relief support preparation

    Mr. Smith wakes up and jumps out of bed. He was woken up by the violent shaking of his house and the screams of his two children in the other room. An earthquake is tossing pictures off the walls, moving furniture from one end of a room to the other. He frantically attempts to run from his room to

  • Review of Rodeo 2011 scores results in several award changes

    A programming error in the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 scoring system resulted in a change to several major awards, one of them being the Best Air Mobility Wing. Air Mobility Command officials found the programming error Aug. 18 during a thorough scrub of all the results prior to posting the detailed

  • BBC to kick-off 2011 housing satisfaction survey

    In a few weeks, family housing residents will be receiving the CEL & Associates, Inc., Resident Satisfaction Housing Survey. The annual survey is part of Balfour Beatty Communities' performance assessment program. "The survey allows us to see where we are succeeding and where there is room for

  • Annual Cattle Drive and Great Plains Stampede Rodeo returns to Altus

    The base cattle drive, Military Night at the Great Plains Stampede Rodeo and rodeo parade in the City of Altus is scheduled for Aug. 25-27. "The cattle drive connects the Great Plains Stampede Rodeo to the base and shows appreciation for all the support that the base provides to the rodeo and the

  • Altus MAC and Committee of 100 to host Summer Sizzlin' Celebration

    The Summer Sizzlin' Celebration, an event for all base members and their families, is scheduled for 3-6 p.m. Aug. 22 at Wings of Freedom Park.The Altus Military Affairs Committee and the Committee of 100 are partnering with the base to host the event to celebrate the conclusion of the Compliance

  • Team Altus named best AMW at 2011 AMC Rodeo

    Cheers from friends, family and other base members filled the air as the Altus AFB 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo team returned to base from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. July 30. The AMC Rodeo team from Altus spent July 24-30 competing in various events at the 2011 AMC Rodeo and received 10