Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Colonel Gregorio assumes command of the 97th Medical Group

    Col. Cheryl E. Gregorio assumed command of the 97th Medical Group, Altus Air Force Base, Okla., from Col. Dawn M. Harl during a ceremony, July 11. Colonel Gregorio has been the Director of Health Service Operations at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., since 2005. She is prior enlisted and was

  • Airmen contribute 2,320 hours to Habitat for Humanity home

    The fourth Habitat for Humanity house built in Altus, Okla., was turned over to it's new owners in a ceremony July 14. Barbara Burleson, City of Altus planning director, presented Bobby and Kellie Robinson a certificate of occupancy. "A house isn't a home without this document," Ms. Burleson said.

  • Final Flight

    Col. Carlton D. Everhart II, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, gets a final soaking from family and friends after flying his last sortie as 97th AMW commander. Col. Everhart will be moving on to serve as Air Education and Training Command's Inspector General at Randolph Air Force Base.

  • 97th CES to supply needed base facilities

    An old dilapidated county road, a maintenance building to cut composite sheet metal and a new open bay coin operated car wash. What do these three things have in common? The Defense Access Road, the Composite Sheet Metal Shop and the new 97th Services Car Wash are all projects the 97th Civil

  • C-5 departure ends era at Altus Air Force Base

    An early morning takeoff of a C-5A Galaxy July 20 brought to close 38 years of training C-5 aircrews at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. A West Virginia 167th Airlift Wing Air National Guard aircrew flew the last remaining C-5, tail number 70-0462 to its new home at Martinsburg, Air National Guard Base,

  • CDC unveils ‘Two kids on a bench’

    An original bronze work of art was unveiled in a ceremony June 19 at the entrance to the Altus Air Force Base Child Development Center. "Two Kids on a Bench" was designed by Southern California artist Max Turner who specializes in life-sized figures of children and animals. The bronze statue depicts

  • Beware of counterfeit smoke alarms

    Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is notifying consumers that smoke alarms manufactured by AV Tech have not been evaluated for safety by UL and bear a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States. Units: Unknown. Manufacturer: AV Tech of Panama Date of Manufacture: Unknown Identification of

  • A custom fit mouthguard keeps you in the game

    Nearly five million teeth are "knocked out" each year resulting in roughly $500 million dollars annually to replace or repair them. Sports related injuries account for an estimated 15-40 percent of dental trauma, and cause three times as many injuries as traffic accidents or violence. A great number

  • Child becomes 'Pilot for a Day'

    The Pilot for a Day program helped another child earn his wings May 16. Altus native Lane Monday, 5-year-old son of Gena Monday and Dustin Monday, a mechanic with the 97th Maintenance Squadron, was treated to a tour of Life Support, a static C-17, the Air Traffic Control Tower and a flight in a C-17