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

Altus AFB firefighters fight church fire

Altus embraces voluntary protection programs

In 2006, there were 2,200 reported active duty injuries and nearly 4,500 injuries to the civilian workforce within the Air Force which amounted to more than $125 million in civilian compensation. In an effort to reduce these numbers, Air Force senior leadership has mandated the use of the Voluntary