9 Aug 2007

Oklahoma and the great outdoors Preventing tick-borne illness

It's finally summer, and when it's not too hot, most of us enjoy the chance to get outside and do those things we love to do: bicycling, hiking, fishing, camping. You name it, and there are people out there taking advantage of the long summer days. When you're packing up the gear, don't forget that summer weather also brings our little friends out

9 Aug 2007

Colonel Gregorio assumes command of the 97th Medical Group

Col. Cheryl E. Gregorio assumed command of the 97th Medical Group, Altus Air Force Base, Okla., from Col. Dawn M. Harl during a ceremony, July 11. Colonel Gregorio has been the Director of Health Service Operations at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., since 2005. She is prior enlisted and was commissioned in 1982 as a Physician Assistant. She is

9 Aug 2007

Airmen contribute 2,320 hours to Habitat for Humanity home

The fourth Habitat for Humanity house built in Altus, Okla., was turned over to it's new owners in a ceremony July 14. Barbara Burleson, City of Altus planning director, presented Bobby and Kellie Robinson a certificate of occupancy. "A house isn't a home without this document," Ms. Burleson said. "Now it's official." About 200 friends and well

9 Aug 2007

Final Flight

Col. Carlton D. Everhart II, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, gets a final soaking from family and friends after flying his last sortie as 97th AMW commander. Col. Everhart will be moving on to serve as Air Education and Training Command's Inspector General at Randolph Air Force Base.

9 Aug 2007

97th CES to supply needed base facilities

An old dilapidated county road, a maintenance building to cut composite sheet metal and a new open bay coin operated car wash. What do these three things have in common? The Defense Access Road, the Composite Sheet Metal Shop and the new 97th Services Car Wash are all projects the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron is working on to make life easier for

9 Aug 2007

Altus Airman receives Purple Heart for wounds received during action in Afghanistan

The morning of Sept. 6, 2006 started off no differently than any other for Senior Airman Brandan Eakins, a 97th Communications Squadron computer systems administrator. After eight months into the year-long deployment serving as a convoy driver for the Army's Bagram reconstruction team in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan, Airman

9 Aug 2007

C-5 departure ends era at Altus Air Force Base

An early morning takeoff of a C-5A Galaxy July 20 brought to close 38 years of training C-5 aircrews at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. A West Virginia 167th Airlift Wing Air National Guard aircrew flew the last remaining C-5, tail number 70-0462 to its new home at Martinsburg, Air National Guard Base, West Va. C-5 training at Altus formally came to a

9 Jul 2007

CDC unveils ‘Two kids on a bench’

An original bronze work of art was unveiled in a ceremony June 19 at the entrance to the Altus Air Force Base Child Development Center. "Two Kids on a Bench" was designed by Southern California artist Max Turner who specializes in life-sized figures of children and animals. The bronze statue depicts two children sitting on a bench, focused on

6 Jul 2007

Beware of counterfeit smoke alarms

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is notifying consumers that smoke alarms manufactured by AV Tech have not been evaluated for safety by UL and bear a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States. Units: Unknown. Manufacturer: AV Tech of Panama Date of Manufacture: Unknown Identification of Counterfeit UL Listing Mark: On the product: Marked with a

5 Jun 2007

A custom fit mouthguard keeps you in the game

Nearly five million teeth are "knocked out" each year resulting in roughly $500 million dollars annually to replace or repair them. Sports related injuries account for an estimated 15-40 percent of dental trauma, and cause three times as many injuries as traffic accidents or violence. A great number of these injuries could have been