Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • 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

  • New Fitness Requirements for JET Airmen

    Airmen preparing to attend Army-taught Combat Skills Training prior to deploying to a Joint Expeditionary Tasking in direct support of Combatant Commander or Joint Task Force ground component missions will soon be required to possess a current and passing fitness assessment, according to new Air

  • Survey to assess Air Force well-being, coming to Altus AFB

    Invitations to take the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment will be sent out Jan. 25. The assessment is designed to assist chaplains and people working in installation-level Airman and family readiness centers, family advocacy programs, health and wellness centers, mental health clinics and child

  • AAFES chief visits Altus AFB

    The senior enlisted advisor to the commanding general of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service visited here Jan. 12-13.During his visit, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm met with base leadership, toured Exchange facilities, met with employees and addressed Exchange related issues on Altus Air Force

  • AF automates active-duty assignment notifications

    The Air Force is automating active-duty assignment notifications for Airmen in the ranks of lieutenant colonel and below beginning Jan. 21. Airmen will receive an e-mail notification about their new assignments and have seven days to acknowledge their assignments through the Virtual Military

  • SWTC robotics team visits Youth Center

    The robotics team from the Southwest Technology Center demonstrated its award-winning robots Jan. 6, at the Youth Center here.The demonstration was used to kick off a new robotics program starting at the Youth Center."This opening demonstration is to show the children that they can one day build and

  • Home security for the holidays

    For most people, Christmas means decorating, shopping, gifts, and family. But for some, Christmas means taking things that aren't theirs. Sometimes, people at Altus Air Force Base get the mentality of, "It's just Altus," or "We're safe, we live on base." To an extent, Airmen and their families are

  • Mighty 97th tanker helps fuel mass F-16 exercise

    A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew hailing from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is overlooking deserts instead of cotton fields this week, as it refuels dozens of F-16 Fighting Falcons in support of a major exercise and training conducted by Luke AFB. Crewed by Pilot, Maj. Denver Collins, Co-pilot, Capt.