Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Combating Sexual Assault

    The U.S. Air Force released is annual sexual assault report on May 1 for the year of 2016.

  • Taking Care of People; Altus AFB celebrates Nurses Week

    They take care of the sick and wounded, sometimes staying with patients in their last moments. They provide a wide range of care and work as a team to save lives all across the globe. Not only are they vital during contingency operations but they also do a lot at home stations to take care of Airmen

  • JROTC cadets see what “Big Blue” is all about

    Twenty-four Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from Denton High School, Texas, hopped aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft and took to the skies above south west Oklahoma, April 26, 2017.The cadets learned the responsibilities and tasks a C-17 and its aircrew perform on a day-to-day

  • 54th ARS celebrates its 75th anniversary

    The 54th Air Refueling Squadron will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in May, 2017. The 54th ARS was activated on May 30, 1942 as the 54th Transport Squadron and since then has had several name changes, locations and missions.The 54th ARS has been at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma since January

  • A Fighter and a Pilot

    Maddy Hunt is just like any other 12-year-old girl. She has a sunny disposition, an abundance of energy and a roll-with-the-flow attitude. Just looking at her, it would be impossible to know that at just 4 years old, Maddy was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.“It was the Thursday and

  • For Airmen by Airmen; Air Force Assistance Fund

    The Air Force Assistance Fund has started taking donations March 27, 2017, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.The AFAF has programs that directly benefit U.S. Air Force active duty, guardsmen and reservists, as well as enlisted or officer spouses, immediate family members and veterans. In 2014,