6 Nov 2006

Altus Airman, logisticians track down $1 million in pallets

More than $1 million worth of pallets have been recovered over the past month by a team from the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here. The team, led by Senior Airman Randy Walgren from the 97th Logistical Readiness Squadron, Altus AFB, Okla., has recovered more than 900 pallets used to carry cargo during military airlift. "When I

6 Nov 2006

Change of command honors 97th CS leaders

Col. Keith Moncrief, 97th Mission Support Group commander, passed command of the 97th Communication Squadron from Lt. Col. Martin Schlacter to Lt.Col. (S) Eric Bjurstrom in a ceremony at the Freedom Community Center on Wednesday. Major Bjurstrom arrived from Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. He was previously a

6 Nov 2006

Altus Airman saves lives during convoy attack

"I just did what I had to do...," is how 22-year old Airman 1st Class Casey Holihan, desk sergeant at the Altus Air Force Base Security Forces Squadron, describes actions he took while on nighttime combat patrol in Tikrit, Iraq during the Spring of 2005. "I had never been shot at before, and green firefly-like tracer rounds were flying by my face,"

6 Nov 2006

Family Services provides helpful tools for everyone

The Family Services Building, located next to Charlie's is a treasure trove of goodies and support for Airmen and their families. "We provide services such as the Loan Closet, Airman's Attic, sponsor/welcome packages, base brochures/videos, foreign language tapes, Standard Installation Topic Exchange Service packages, relocation/transition

6 Nov 2006

Altus members provide lifesaving first response

What started as a routine drive home after work brought heroism from three employees of the 97th Air Mobility Wing on July 19. Just North of the airport on the outskirts of Vernon, Texas, Nurse Rhonda Garrett, 97th Medical Group; Carolyn Johnson, 97th MDG administrator and Gregory Johnson, 97th Maintenance Directorate saw what they first supposed

6 Nov 2006

Legendary enlisted leader departs: Altus bids farewell to command chief

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Narofsky, the 97th Air Mobility Wing command chief says he is prepared to depart for Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait next week. As the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Command chief, he will travel regularly visiting Airmen at bases sprawled across Kuwait and Southern Iraq. He has been selected to lead an Air Force enlisted corps that

6 Nov 2006

ESOHCAMP team gives Altus high marks

Air Education and Training Command's Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program team spent last week evaluating the health of Altus Air Force Base. Team members visited 177 facilities, reviewed more than 550 documents and conducted 320 personal interviews. More than 90 percent of all personnel

3 Nov 2006

Concerns about base pool hours addressed

Major renovation problems at the North pool resulted in its closure for the summer. Unfortunately this resulted in changes to the normal Altus AFB pool services patrons were accustomed to. In our haste to adapt, we failed to identify these changes to our community and this resulted in numerous questions. We apologize for the lack of publicity,

3 Nov 2006

Men's softball team undefeated

The 2006 Patriots, Altus Air Force Base's men's varsity softball team, won every game in round robin play held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Saturday and Sunday. While seeded second, the team won third place (3 games won - 2 lost) in the Air Education and Training Command Championship Tournament. Three players made the "All Tournament Team":

3 Nov 2006

AADD teams up with local cab company

Airmen Against Drunk Driving has teamed up with Altus Cab Company to provide 24x7 service to all personnel assigned to Altus AFB! This includes Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, Civilian, and TDY personnel, to include family members (anyone who holds a valid DoD Identification Card). The addition of this service augments the current AADD service that is