Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus AFB to observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month, more

    Child abuse stories are a sad commentary on the lack of parenting skills of many Americans. The number of child abuse stories told by survivors of abuse weaves a tale of misguided behavior. I'm not talking about a little whack on the butt now and then; I'm talking about the beating, shaking, yelling

  • Altus AFB to kick off 2008 AFAF campaign

    The Altus 2008 AFAF campaign will be conducted at between March 21 and May 2. The "Kick-Off" burger burn will be held on the March 24 at noon at the Freedom Community Center. Guest speakers will be 97th Air Mobility Wing Vice Commander Col. Michael Mendonca and representatives from the Altus Air

  • Altus AFB fitness center creates climbing room

    The 97th Services Squadron Fitness and Sports Center recently finished installation and decoration of a new climbing room designed to focus on honing upper body strength. The room features a tread wall, which is a speed and incline adjustable, rotating wall. Also, the fitness center will soon

  • Motorcycle season: Altus safety office offers safety riding course

    Spring is fast approaching and the Air Force is gearing up for another year of motorcycle riding. To anyone looking forward to hit the open -- first think safety. The 97th Air Mobility Wing Safety Office here will provide Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses from now until December -- weather

  • Altus to hold severe weather briefings

    The 97th Civil Engineering Squadron Emergency Management Flight and the 97th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight will conduct the annual severe weather briefings March 26 at 7 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. at the base theater. "Tornadoes are the most violent weather phenomena, and it's imperative that

  • Maintenance Directorate receives ‘A’ on report card

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing Maintenance Directorate received high marks from Air Education and Training Command evaluators during the Maintenance Standardization and Evaluation team visit, Feb. 25 to 29. The final evaluations are in and the Maintenance Directorate report card shows a 90.5 percent