Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Force protection exercise scheduled for June 1

    The base will conduct a force protection exercise at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 1. All gates will most likely be closed for approximately three to four hours and all base personnel and individuals with business on the installation are encouraged to avoid attempting access during this

  • Deployed Altus Airman moves assets by sea

    When it comes to moving U.S. Air Force assets, most people assume by air is the natural way to go. With thousands of aircraft in the Air Force's fleet, which includes hundreds of cargo planes, it may seem like the logical choice. But when it comes to oversized equipment, high costs and weight

  • Base volunteers help construct Habitat for Humanity home

    Volunteers from Altus AFB are helping to construct a Habitat for Humanity home, which is being built for a local family in need, and is projected to be completed by April 2011. Base volunteers have contributed to the construction of six new homes in the Altus community since 2000, when the local

  • Airman First Class Bryan Franklin, Altus AFB Quarterly Award winner!

    Airman First Class Bryan Franklin is the recipient of the 97 AMW Honor Guard Quarterly Recognition Program award. Airman Franklin is an Air Transportation Apprentice, and due to his outstanding reputation, integrity, ethical conduct, and showcasing of Air Force standards, he was recruited into the

  • Altus AFB Wing Stand Down Day

    Altus Air Force Base will temporarily suspend most mission operations on Monday, May 24 to focus on safety awareness and education.The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Norton A. Schwartz, directed an Air Force-wide half-day "stand down" during the month of May in response to a recent upswing

  • Airman First Class Wesley Barlow, Altus AFB award winner!

    Airman First Class Wesley Barlow, of the 97th Medical Group, is the recipient of the Airman of the Quarter Award, for the first quarter of 2010.When asked what Airman 1st Class Barlow credits his award to, he said, "All the glory goes to God, and all the pride goes to my parents. I have the most

  • Operation Retreat Haven, Spring 2010

    Chapel staff and volunteers hosted the spring 2010 session of Altus Air Force Bases' Operation Retreat Haven 7-9 May at Quartz Mountain Resort.Friday evening began with an orientation and dinner. Parents were able to drop off children who needed care with Child Development Center workers, who set up

  • Lt. Col. Gail D Fancher receives Air Medal

    Lt. Col. Gail D. Fancher received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during missions as a flight surgeon at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq from May to September 2008."It means a lot to me to receive the Air Medal because I'm doing the two things I like the most taking care of people and

  • 2nd Lt. James J. Six wins quarterly award

    2nd Lt. James J. Six, a Civil Engineer assigned to the 97th Civil Engineering Squadron, won Company Grade Officer of the quarter, Jan-Mar 2010."I would like people to know that this award is not only a recognition of me, but should be a recognition to my unit, particularly the enlisted in the