Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus Air Force Base supports Hurricane Gustav relief

    ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - Altus Air Force Base began 24-hour-a-day operations on Friday, Aug. 29, in support of Hurricane Gustav relief and evacuation efforts. Seventy C-17 Altus aircrew members and maintenance personnel have been on alert since Friday, and an additional 48 KC-135 aircrew and

  • Don't count yourself out

    1st Lt. Sabrina Dupre, 2nd Lt. Elise Jones, 1st Lt. Jessica Lesher, and 2nd Lt. Laura Nichols have been selected to represent AETC in the marathon relay competition at the 12th Annual United States Air Force Marathon. The event is scheduled for Sep. 20, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The

  • Altus Air Force Base Hero

    Altus NCO and friend save lives at apartment fire. A staff sergeant assigned to Altus AFB, Okla., is being hailed as a hero after evacuating more than a dozen people and containing a potentially deadly apartment fire early Saturday in Altus. Staff Sgt. Ken Williams, a KC-135 publications manager for

  • The great outdoors and tick-borne illness

    Bicycling, hiking, fishing, camping, you name it, and there are people taking advantage of  long summer days. Summer weather also brings little friends. When mosquitoes are a problem they bite and you know it. Ticks bite, but people don't usually feel it, and unless it's in a place you can easily

  • Leowanna the Iguana

    The Altus AFB Outdoor Recreation offices provide more than just tickets, tours and camping supplies. Walking through the doors you might just be surprised by ODR's mascot, Leowanna the Iguana. The 4-foot, 14-pound iguana may meet you at the door or hanging out on her favorite place, the handle bars

  • Summer is about splashing and safety

    Summertime, schools out and for many kids and some parents its all about the pool, travel, sleeping in, spending time with friends and all the things you didn't get to do during school. Yes summertime - sun, swimming staying out late; but wait; all this - can be dangerous and even deadly when safety

  • Altus AFB and Valero sign voluntary protection plan agreement

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing and representatives from the Ardmore, Okla., Valero refining plant signed a joint Voluntary Protection Plan agreement, June 30, the first in the Air Education and Training Command. In a formal ceremony in a C-17 maintenance hanger, a daily work place of the 97th

  • Don't let this Fourth of July blow up in your face!

    In 2006, 27 percent of all drivers involved in traffic related crashes during the Fourth of July holiday period (6:00 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2006 TO 5:59 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, 2006) possessed a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher, which is the illegal limit in all states, the

  • Airman Leadership School builds brick paver to honor enlisted heroes

    Altus Air Force Base Airman Leadership School students spent the past year building a brick paver at the ALS flagpole to honor enlisted heroes and individuals who have had a significant impact on the lives of Airmen. On June 23, the project came to completion with the ribbon cutting and laying of

  • Accreditation survey of 97th Medical Group in July

    The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. will conduct an accreditation survey of the 97th Medical Group, July 7 - 11. The survey will be used to evaluate the organization's compliance with AAAHC standards for ambulatory health care and to determine if accreditation should be