Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Grow-Your-Own-Mechanic graduate promoted to KC-135R dedicated crew chief

    Patrick A. Madl, a civilian employee with the 97th Maintenance Directorate at Altus Air Force Base, was recently promoted to KC-135R Dedicated Crew Chief. Mr. Madl is the first graduate of the Southwest Technology Center (SWTC) Grow-Your-Own-Mechanic (GYOM) course to attain this highly skilled

  • Carts, smiles and goodies: Altus commissary ready for rush

    Remembrances of green bean casserole, potato lafkas or red snapper in creole court bouillon might be starting to tickle the holiday-season section of your taste bud memory about now. The signals are all around: store displays, television commercials and workplace nick-knacks are clues that it's just

  • Day of 'Wow's!

    Several weeks after local farmers and businesspeople hosted Airmen from Altus Air Force Base--offering a glimpse of their lives in the Oklahoma panhandle neighborhood--the base welcomed these same neighbors for a look at one of the most important Air Force missions. The view was from 25,000 feet or

  • The thread that binds

    More than 200 people from the local community and Altus Air Force Base shared a common bond at a ceremony and luncheon to honor the nation's service members, their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their families Nov. 11. Col. Stuart Shaw, 97th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, helped place a

  • Now is the time to prepare for winter

    Although it seems as though winter will never make it to southwest Oklahoma, cold temperatures will soon be here. The 97th Air Mobility Wing ground safety office has provided information to help residents prepare their homes for winter weather. The following home improvements are easy and can be

  • Ground safety chief wins AETC level award

    Mike Matthews, 97th Air Mobility Wing chief of ground safety, has been recognized as the 2008 GEICO Public Service Award winner for Air Education and Training Command. Matthews has been the chief of ground safety for Altus Air Force Base since 2004, and has 34 years of experience in the field. He

  • Loadmaster spends a day on "the farm"

    Normally, Tech. Sgt. Mark Hafer, a C-17 Loadmaster, is in the back of a C-17 aircraft airdropping heavy platforms to the drop zone below. Today, he finds himself on the ground watching a three hundred thousand dollar cotton picker go down a row of cotton... he's taking part in the annual Altus Farm