Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Salvaged bricks to form a legacy

    Volunteers chipped and stacked pallets of bricks, Dec. 3, salvaged from a house scheduled for demolition in the housing area of Altus Air Force Base, Okla. "We collected about 20,000 pounds of bricks which will be used for a brick paver, a memorial walkway that will be built across the street from

  • 19 AF chief provides insight on AF topics

    Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Tappana, 19th Air Force command chief, provided insight on recent Air Force topics during an enlisted call Nov. 14 at the Freedom Community Center on base. Chief Tappana covered topics such as change in the Air Force, standards and discipline, and family all the

  • General Looney seeks repeat performance to beat the GTC “Holiday Spike”

    Once again the holiday season is here - bringing with it joy, celebration and a renewed emphasis on reducing Government Travel Card delinquencies. In 2006, Air Education and Training Command broke the historic trend of higher than normal GTC delinquent payment rates during the holiday season - a

  • Airmen graduate from Altus ALS

    Airmen from Airman Leadership School Class 08-B graduated during a ceremony at Club Altus Nov. 16. During the ceremony, the top Airmen in class received an award for their outstanding efforts during their time in ALS. Senior Airman Jason R. Droz, 17th Communications Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force

  • 97 AMW, 97 OSS win command-level awards

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing was recently awarded the 2008 Commander in Chief's Installation Excellence Award and the 97th Operations Support Squadron won the Special Recognition for Installation Excellence Award. 97 AMW and 97 OSS are the winners for the Air Education and Training command. The CINC's

  • CFC Kick-off for 2007 campaign

    The 2007 Altus Air Force Base Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Tuesday with a burger burn, exhibits from local charities and a fund raising golf tournament. The campaign runs from Nov. 6 through Dec. 6. "This year's Combined Federal Campaign is different than in years past," said Capt. Jerry

  • Harvest For The Hungry food drive

    Area girl scout and boy scout troops will drop off bags Saturday for "Harvest For The Hungry" food donations. The scouts will pick up the contributions, starting at 8 a.m., the following Saturday, Nov. 17. The intent of the food drive is to replenish food cupboards at area charities before the