Student receives unlikely award

It's not everyday pipeline technical school students earn Air Force Achievement Medals, but Airman 1st Class Adam K. Harrison recently earned his first Air Force Achievement Medal after distinguishing himself as an outstanding C-5 loadmaster student while at the 97th Training Squadron. According to

Why do I have to go to Public Health?

"Why do I have to go to Public Health ... I don't have a sexually transmitted disease?" Because this statement has been heard so often since the new AFI 48-123 came out this year, four of the 97th Medical Group Public Health Section's airmen jumped at the opportunity to share who they are and what

CSAF awards Purple Heart to Altus AFB OSI agent in Afghanistan

Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Air Force Chief of Staff, presented OSI Special Agent Brent Howell, AFOSI Detachment 422, Altus AFB, Okla., with the Purple Heart during a ceremony, Feb. 2, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Special Agent Howell sustained injuries from a rocket-propelled grenade attack during

97th AMW loadmaster grads ready to conquer world

From having lunch on the Rhine River to watching penguins play in Antarctica, loadmasters travel the four corners of the world and then some to support the 24/7 Air Force mission. The 97th Training Squadron's Basic Loadmaster Course is where Airmen take their first steps and learn just what it takes

Spouses take flight

Two dozen spouses of Airmen here took to the skies Feb. 23 to see first hand what it is their husbands do day in and day out. The Spouse orientation flight allowed participants to fly on one of the three airframes flown at Altus Air Force Base during a training mission. The spouses were broken into

Beyond the call of duty: Airman's bone marrow saves baby

Military members know that they may be called on to do the right thing and to save lives, but Airmen are seldom called upon to take the steps that an Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Technical Sergeant recently took. Technical Sgt. Jason Soule, a basic loadmaster instructor for the 97th Training

Altus AFB Airmen deliver valentines to Vets

Altus AFB opens Civilian Professional Development Center

Altus Air Force Base formally opened a Civilian Professional Development Center, Feb. 6, with a ribbon cutting by Col. Carlton D. Everhart II, commander, 97th Air Mobility Wing. In attendance were Col. Keith Moncrief, commander 97th Mission Support Group, and Johnette Howard, 97th MSG deputy

Medical Group restructures, patient care not affected

The 97th Medical Group, Altus Air Force Base, will inactivate the 97th Medical Operations Squadron and the 97th Medical Support Squadron during a formal ceremony, Feb. 12. The two squadrons were activated on Sept . 30, 1994 in support of the then new Objective Medical Group Initiative which aligned

Base scoutmaster recognized, troop preps for camp

Altus Air Force Base Boy Scout Troop 212 Scoutmaster, Maj. Rich Weaver, is the 2006 Boy Scout Leader of the Year for the Kickingbird District of the Last Frontier Council, Oklahoma. He was presented the award at the annual district banquet. During the year, Major Weaver attended summer camp in