Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus Airman saves lives during convoy attack

    "I just did what I had to do...," is how 22-year old Airman 1st Class Casey Holihan, desk sergeant at the Altus Air Force Base Security Forces Squadron, describes actions he took while on nighttime combat patrol in Tikrit, Iraq during the Spring of 2005. "I had never been shot at before, and green

  • Family Services provides helpful tools for everyone

    The Family Services Building, located next to Charlie's is a treasure trove of goodies and support for Airmen and their families. "We provide services such as the Loan Closet, Airman's Attic, sponsor/welcome packages, base brochures/videos, foreign language tapes, Standard Installation Topic

  • Altus members provide lifesaving first response

    What started as a routine drive home after work brought heroism from three employees of the 97th Air Mobility Wing on July 19. Just North of the airport on the outskirts of Vernon, Texas, Nurse Rhonda Garrett, 97th Medical Group; Carolyn Johnson, 97th MDG administrator and Gregory Johnson, 97th

  • Legendary enlisted leader departs: Altus bids farewell to command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Narofsky, the 97th Air Mobility Wing command chief says he is prepared to depart for Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait next week. As the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Command chief, he will travel regularly visiting Airmen at bases sprawled across Kuwait and Southern Iraq. He has been

  • ESOHCAMP team gives Altus high marks

    Air Education and Training Command's Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program team spent last week evaluating the health of Altus Air Force Base. Team members visited 177 facilities, reviewed more than 550 documents and conducted 320 personal

  • Concerns about base pool hours addressed

    Major renovation problems at the North pool resulted in its closure for the summer. Unfortunately this resulted in changes to the normal Altus AFB pool services patrons were accustomed to. In our haste to adapt, we failed to identify these changes to our community and this resulted in numerous

  • Men's softball team undefeated

    The 2006 Patriots, Altus Air Force Base's men's varsity softball team, won every game in round robin play held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Saturday and Sunday. While seeded second, the team won third place (3 games won - 2 lost) in the Air Education and Training Command Championship

  • AADD teams up with local cab company

    Airmen Against Drunk Driving has teamed up with Altus Cab Company to provide 24x7 service to all personnel assigned to Altus AFB! This includes Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, Civilian, and TDY personnel, to include family members (anyone who holds a valid DoD Identification Card). The addition of this

  • Some civilians to convert to NSPS in January

    In a letter to all civil service employees involved, Col. Michael Mendonca, 97th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, explained the Air Force's plan to convert over all non-bargaining unit employees at Altus to the National Security Personnel System on Jan. 21, 2007. NSPS consists of new policies

  • Police arrest civilian contractors on narcotics charges

    Three men were arrested at Altus Air Force Base Monday by the Altus Police Department for possession of narcotics and have been subsequently barred from base. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 422, Altus AFB, received information last week that contractors were bringing