Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus AFB supports Operation Odyssey Dawn

    Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs and about a dozen military and civilian Airmen left today to support Operation Odyssey Dawn in support of the ongoing operations in Libya. The two aircrews will transport cargo to help the build-up of coalition forces at a variety of NATO and U.S. air bases and ongoing

  • Dorm 331 gets new kitchen

    A ribbon cutting ceremony for the renovated kitchen at Dorm 331 took place here, March 16. The ribbon cutting was done by Lt. Col. David S. Vaughn, 97th Mission Support Group deputy commander, Chief Master Sgt. Bob Austin, 97th Air Mobility Wing command chief, Senior Airman Angelic A. Ancho and

  • Altus AFB gets new perspective about PTSD

    According to the American Psychological Association more than 30 percent of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Edward Tick, author of War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and director of the nonprofit

  • Officials extend community assessment

    Officials are extending the opportunity to participate in the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment through April 3. More than 350,000 active-duty members, reservists and spouses as well as all appropriated fund civilian employees were randomly selected to participate in the anonymous survey. Those

  • Altus AFB aids neighboring communities in large wildfire

    Base firefighters responded to a mutual aid support call from the Blair Fire Department to extinguish a large grass fire about two miles south of Blair, Okla., Feb. 26.The Altus AFB Fire Department supplied eight personnel including Mr. Harold Bogle, Mr. Chris Alexander, Mr. Terry Huetter, Tech.

  • 58th AS supports South American humanitarian missions

    More than a year after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, members of the 58th Airlift Squadron from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., delivered 10 pallets of food and building material to Port-au-Prince, Haiti and seven pallets of food to Managua, Nicaragua in support of humanitarian aid operations

  • 1 million push-up, crunch challenge has begun

    Ten teams of 10 people will be competing to see which team will be the first to complete 10,000 push-ups and crunches Feb. 22 - June 1, in turn scoring the base 1 million push-ups and crunches.Each 10-person team will have 100 days to complete the goal. If each member of the team does 50 push-ups

  • Mighty 97th volunteers deliver Valentines for Vets

    An assortment of 53 servicemembers, civilian adults and children sweetened up Valentine's Day for veterans at five different assisted living centers by delivering handmade valentines from the students of Rivers Elementary, Washington Elementary, Altus AFB Child Development Center and First Assembly

  • Altus AFB Closed Feb. 9

    Due to inclement and hazardous weather conditions, Altus Air Force Base was closed Feb. 9. Only mission essential personnel were required to report for duty. All other employees were excused without charged leave or loss of pay. Group commanders determined which employees are mission essential.

  • RC airplanes soar at Altus AFB Youth Center

    C-17 Globemaster IIIs and KC-135 Stratotankers will not be the only aircraft flying at Altus AFB, Jan. 29. Maj. Donald W. Schmidt, 58th Airlift Squadron director of operations and some fellow aeronautic enthusiasts will be flying remote controlled aircraft inside the gym 8-10 a.m. at the Youth