Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • CCAF awards 60 degrees to 55 Altus AFB Airmen

    Fifty-five Airmen received an Associate in Applied Science degree from the Community College of the Air Force, May 6, during a graduation ceremony at the Altus AFB Freedom Community Center. Seven of the Airmen received multiple associate degrees. Col. David W. Allvin, 97th Air Mobility Wing

  • Altus AFB stands up Force Support Squadron

    The 97th Mission Support and 97th Services Squadron formally merged in a ceremony today to become the 97th Force Support Squadron. The 97th FSS is part of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, home of the AETC schoolhouse for C-17 Globemaster III and KC-135 Stratotanker aircrews. The 97th MSS unit flag was

  • Do your pets have passports?

    Permanent Change of Station out-processing may mean planning for the future of a pet. If the PCS is to an overseas assignment, your pet is treated like a member of the family and a pet passport may be in order. "If you have pets, you should have them microchipped with an identification chip," said

  • AETC executive earns national award

    An Air Force senior executive assigned to Air Education and Training Command headquarters here received a prestigious presidential award yesterday for outstanding leadership and long-term results. Garry B. Richey, AETC's director of logistics, installations and mission support, received the 2007 Air

  • OSI agent receives Bronze Star

    Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Brent M. Howell, was awarded the Bronze Star April 7 during a ceremony at Altus Air Force Base. Special Agent Howell, OSI Detachment 422, Altus AFB, deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan for seven months. While traveling down a narrow

  • Mobilisa ID Scanner re-implemented at gates

    Mobilisa ID Scanners have now been re-implement at the installation entry control points (Gates). Mobilisa's Defense ID system is an advanced ID card verification system which uses mobile, handheld computers to support military security and law enforcement personnel and will be used as a first-line

  • Past Altus AFB commanders to gain stars

    President George W. Bush has nominated two past Altus Air Force Base commanders for promotion. Brig. Gen. Mark S. Solo, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander from August 2003 to September 2005, is nominated to become a Major General. He is now Deputy Director, Air, Space and Information Operations,