Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus AFB removes trees for safety

    People around Altus Air Force Base may have noticed construction vehicles taking down trees. While some are worried, there’s a valid reason for the removal.

  • Guiding a path: Career assistance advisor

    Every Airman has to eventually make the choose whether to continue their military career or to finish up the enlistment. There are several paths that an Airman can take with their career and a Career Assistance Advisor’s (CAA) sole purpose is to aid with their choice.

  • PSA about Mental Health Awareness

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month which dates back to 1949. Mental Health America created this observance to fight stigma, raise awareness and advocate for policy to support access to mental health services. Each year a theme is adopted that encapsulates current trends or important topics in the

  • Prescription medication: Don’t be a pill, know the drill

    Medication prescribed by a doctor is intended for the betterment and wellbeing of the patient. One of the key factors to ensure this is accomplished it that the patient is well-educated on how they are supposed to handle and take their medication.

  • 100% mission-capable KC-135 fleet

    The KC-135 Sortie Generation Flight assigned to the 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron managed to achieve a rare accomplishment: all KC-135 Stratotankers at Altus AFB were 100 percent fully mission-capable on April 24, 2018.

  • Operations Group Bring Your Child to Work Day

    The 97th Operations Group gathered for a "Bring Your Child to Work Day" allowing parents to show their children what they do at work, April 26, 2018 at Altus AFB. The children toured a C-17 Globemaster III, a KC-135 Stratotanker, and training simulators for both aircraft. Altus AFB Airmen

  • Putting out fires and promoting community

    Wild fires have run rampant through southwest Oklahoma for almost a week and current weather conditions in Altus make the area a hot-spot for more fires. High temperatures, low humidity, dry fuels and gusty winds have local firefighters preparing for historic fire danger levels.

  • Being a Military Child: How difficult can it be?

    The answer is: harder than most can imagine. Being a child of a service member means being faced with more than your typical childhood stresses and hardships - unexpected deployments and moves, new friends every few years and the ever dreaded question of “Where are you from?”