Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • The latest buzz around Altus AFB

    Oklahoma's rainy season is here. The rain greens the grass, makes the flowers bloom, and jump-starts the mosquito' s instincts to lay eggs. These eggs hatch and become everyone's evening nuisance. Base agencies try to control the mosquito population, because mosquitoes, in addition to being a

  • Altus AFB to observe National Police Week

    The 97th Security Police Squadron will honor fallen police officers, both military and civilian, during National Police Week, May 12-16. During 2007 alone 181 peace officers died in the line of duty. Remembered will be four Air Force Security Forces members who were killed in action in

  • 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