Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • 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

  • Professional Development Community of Practice opens

    The Altus AFB Civilian Personnel Professional Development Community of Practice opened Aug. 9 with a kick-off presentation in the Freedom Community Center to 300 civilian employees with Col. Carlton D. Everhart II, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, as the key speaker. "A few Air Force bases are

  • Altus junior selected as youth of the year

    Tyler Hill, son of Deborah Hill, 54th Air Refueling Squadron commander's secretary, is the Altus Air Force Base Boys and Girls Club Youth of The Year. Tyler, age 14, is now a 9th grader at Altus High School. He was selected on the basis of volunteer service, academic achievement and leadership in

  • 'Altus Express' free shuttle service starts Sept. 1

    Local business owners have worked out a series of pick-up and stop locations for anyone wanting to ride a free shuttle Friday and Saturday nights, beginning Sept. 1. The Southwest Transit shuttle will begin the hourly loop 8 p.m. at Altus Air Force Base and make seven other stops. The last run will