Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Airman 1st Class Kyle Walden, Altus AFB Below-the-Zone winner!

    ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.--Airman 1st Class Kyle Walden is the winner of the 97th Communications Squadron senior Airman below-the-zone promotion.According to the Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241, Airmen 1st class may compete for early advancement to senior Airmen if they meet the minimum eligibility

  • Altus track construction

    ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - Altus' running track is closed until mid to late September due to a 90-day construction project intended to provide for better drainage and permit use of the infield for team sports such as soccer and football. Led by project manager Jacquelyn Henderson from the 97th

  • The Falcons are coming, Sooner than you thought

    The United States Air Force Academy Falcons and Oklahoma University Sooners' football teams are competing September 18, combining friendly competition and a celebration of the Air Force's 63rd birthday. The evening of September 17, Altus Air Force Base is hosting a kick-off cookout for the weekend's

  • Senior Master Sgt. Michael Morris, Altus Award Winner!

    Senior Master Sergeant Michael Morris is the 2009 Staff Sgt. Henry E. "Red" Erwin Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Officer Career Enlisted Aviator of the Year.The Henry E. Erwin Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member of the Year Award is presented annually to an Airman, noncommissioned officer and

  • UDPATE - Heart Link gives a look inside the military

    The "Heart Link" program is being held July 14 from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Freedom Community Center.At Altus Air Force Base, military spouses and children join our Air Force family without the benefit of any basic training in military lifestyle. The military jargon, customs and courtesies, and

  • Altus Airman earns career enlisted aviator award

    Air Force officials announced the selection of three Airmen for the 2009 Staff Sgt. Henry E. "Red" Erwin Outstanding Career Enlisted Aviator of the Year Award July 1.The recipients are:--Senior Master Sgt. Michael A. Morris, of the 54th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.,--Tech.

  • MC-12W site survey team visits Altus

    Altus AFB hosted the MC-12W site survey team from headquarters Air Combat Command June 22-24. The purpose of the visit was to provide a thorough evaluation of the base infrastructure, in support of basing up to 37 MC-12W aircraft on the installation. The team worked with 22 personnel from Altus Air

  • Armed Forces Voter Registration Week

    The Federal Government has made it very easy for Armed Forces members and their dependents (of voting age) to vote absentee, thanks to the Federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. To celebrate this fact, the week of 28 June - 7 July is officially Armed Forces Absentee Voter

  • Fitness Management System off limits in July

    The 2010 Air Force Fitness changes will be implemented in the Air Force Fitness Management System July 1. Because of this, system user maintenance must be preformed July 1-9, and the Air Force Personnel Center is asking that only people designated as "Super Users" and "Fitness Information Managers"

  • Altus AFB Civil Engineers create conservation system

    The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, the "Dirt Boys" of the Horizontal Construction shop, are dedicated to keeping the environment clean and healthy and have recently improved a conservation system that traps contaminated water on base for mitigation and disposal."(It's) worth every penny in so many