Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus civic leaders tour McChord Field

    A group of 29 civic leaders visited McChord Field Sept. 30 to see the end result of the Airmen that have trained at Altus Air Force Base, and to learn about McChord Field's mission. Civic leader/ employer tours are organized in order to spread mission awareness, foster liaisons between civilian and

  • Retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney McKinley Visits Altus

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (retired) Rodney McKinley visited Altus, Okla. to share encouraging words for the base's first sergeants Oct. 1.Dr. Joe Leverett, chairman of the Altus Military Affairs Committee, hosted CMSAF McKinley to speak to Altus AFB first sergeants about developing

  • Altus Airmen volunteer to improve dormitories

    32 Airmen volunteers on Altus Air Force Base gathered Sept. 3 to landscape the area around Dorm 331. "I used to be a dorm resident in my early days and I always felt like the dorms were prison cells. No color, small rooms, and the building just seemed plain. The project is a step in the right

  • Smoke Alarms: Up, Down and All Around

    The Altus AFB Fire Department is reinforcing newer smoke alarm recommendationsduring fire prevention week, October 3-9. In an effort to better educate communities throughout the U.S. about smoke alarm recommendations, the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association is promoting "Smoke Alarms: A

  • Altus AFB supports Ft. Sill HIMARS testing

    When a product is designed it is tested before it's sold to make sure it is working properly. This couldn't be more applicable to the equipment fielded out to Soldiers for use in combat. To ensure reliability, normally equipment is put through a trial run. A mixed group of Soldiers, airmen and

  • Self help project at Altus base fuels lab boosts morale

    Three enlisted members from Altus Air Force Base's fuels lab thought their work space was dark and dreary - so they did something about it."Having been in constant use as the Base Fuels Laboratory since 1975, the lab was a bit run down. Because of the sensitivity of our equipment, we need to

  • Innovative parts washer improves environment and health at Altus AFB

    An environmentally-friendly parts washer at 97th Vehicle Maintenance is getting attention for using oil-eating microbes, which means workers are no longer exposed to the solvents previously used. The system uses "bioremediation" to avoid the waste streams of liquid found in traditional parts

  • Altus AFB Veterinarian clinic serves the base

    There are 1300 pets registered on Altus Air Force Base, and every one of them needs and deserves the best medical available.Fortunately for those pets, the Altus AFB Veterinary clinic is here to help."We provide, in this clinic, a lot of vaccinations, de-worming, heartworm medicines, preventive

  • Historic "Excellent" inspection for the 97th Air Mobility Wing

    The 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron received the first, and only, excellent score on a Logistics Compliance Assessment Program inspection in Air Education and Training Command history. The rating was awarded by the AETC LCAP inspection team from Randolph Air Force Base. "We have 12 bases

  • Altus AFB Commissary pulls affected Similac products

    Abbott Laboratories has recalled certain selections of its Similac powdered infant formulas due to possible contamination.The company announced a voluntary recall on Wednesday of about 5 million units of its top-selling powdered infant formula after beetles were found in the products and in a