HomeNews

  • Base Legal Office Offers Tax Help

    The base legal office is offering tax assistance for military members (including guard and reserve) and their dependents. Tax support for retirees and federal civilian employees is on a space available basis. Volunteers will accept appointments for Jan. 29 and later. Eligible individuals may contact any of the volunteers listed below for assistance
  • Master Sgt. Francis Antonsen explained the capabilities and mission of the KC-135 and talked about his military career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Fletcher)

    Show and tell: Children from local boys’ home

    "Wow!" was the most repeated word Saturday as 15 boys from the Westview Boys' Home in Hollis, Okla., crawled in and under KC-135, C-5, and C-17 static displays Dec. 15. The 97th Services Squadron hosts an annual Christmas party for the home, and this year the boys were able to get an up-close look at aircraft. Aircrew volunteers from the 54th Air
  • Master Sgt. Keith Hewgley, Air Education and Training Command’s Security Forces Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year (Support Staff), patrols the “Green Zone” in Iraq. Sergeant Hewgley is deployed from the 97th Security Forces Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. (Courtesy photo)

    SFS senior NCO declared best in command

    A master sergeant from the 97th Security Forces Squadron was recently named the Air Education and Training Command Security Forces Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Officer for 2006 (Support Staff). He will now represent AETC for the award at the Air Force level. Master Sgt. Keith Hewgley was assigned to the 97th Security Forces Squadron as the
  • Though dwarfed by the Air Force’s largest cargo aircraft,a U-30 tow vehicle pushed an Altus C-5 Galaxy out of Hangar 435 after members of the 97th Maintenance Directorate replaced the landing gear on the aircraft Dec. 12. A C-5 without fuel weighs 376,000 pounds, however, the U-30 is designed to tow aircraft weighing up to 800,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Monique Randolph)

    I think I can... I think I can...

  • Altus CAP celebrates 65th anniversary

    The Altus, Okla. Civil Air Patrol auxiliary traces its heritage back to the formation of the Civil Air Patrol on Dec. 1, 1941, less than a week before the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the country into World War II. During World War II, a time of tight coastal security and rationing, the CAP program allowed private pilots to use their light
  • Col. Keith Moncrief, 97th Mission Support Group commander, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Baca, a C-5 flight engineer, compete in the final game of the Racquetball Tournament Dec. 13 at the Fitness Center. The two played three games against each other, with Colonel Moncrief taking the win, 3-1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua DeMotts)

    Racquin' up points

  • Left to right: Tech. Sgt Jason Soule, 97th Training Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Philip Topper, 97th Air Mobility Wing command chief, Senior Master Sgt. Chris Hargis, 97th TRS first sergeant and Staff Sgt. Jon Jackson, Airmen Against Drunk Driving Program Director, display pre-paid “Dial-A-Ride” cards. The cards were purchased for junior enlisted personnel stationed at Altus with proceeds from the 97th Operations Group’s first ever fundraising event in support of “Wingman Day ’06.” Sixty-three volunteers from the 97th OG, led by Sergeant Soule, raised more than $1,000 washing windows and manning the gas pumps at the AAFES Gas Station on base. The cards provide 24-hour, seven-days-a-week AADD service to all active duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian and family members within the city of Altus. The cards will be distributed by first sergeants to personnel within their units prior to the Christmas holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua DeMotts)

    481-RIDE

  • The C-45 Expediter display, located in the traffic circle here, gets a dusting of fresh snow during the blizzard Nov. 29. At 5-1/2 inches, the first snowfall of the season broke the previous record of 3.9 inches for the month of November. The cold front also brought in record-breaking temperatures, sinking as low as 4 degrees Friday morning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Neal Ridge)

    Record-breaking blizzard

  • An Altus KC-135 refuels a C-17 from the 58th Airlift Squadron during the Farm City Week familiarization flight Nov. 17. Every year, the base hosts a number of farmers and other agri-business leaders from the local community on refueling flights to give them an opportunity to learn more about the mission of the 97th Air Mobility Wing. This year the wing hosted 120 community leaders on two flights. Earlier in the month the Altus Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon and farm tours for members of the base. The tour included visits to a cotton farming operation and gin, and a peanut warehouse. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sharon Fletcher)

    Making a connection...

  • 97th Air Mobility Wing Commander Col. Carlton D. Everhart II, center, Altus Mayor T.L. Gramling, left, and Altus Chamber of Commerce President Holley Urbanski, right, listen to a historical narration describing the early days of Oklahoma statehood during the Altus Centennial Kick-off Celebration Nov. 16. Colonel Everhart wore a World War II-style wheelcap, and other participants wore period dress similar to what early settlers would have worn when Oklahoma became a state on Nov. 17, 1907. Centennial celebration events are planned throughout the year leading up to the anniversary Nov. 17, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Monique Randolph.

    Way back when...

RSS

ALTUS AFB FLICKR ALBUMS

Click on the link below to see all the photos from Altus AFB's official ceremonies.

Altus AFB Flickr Albums