Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Age Breaks 1,000

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing Aerospace Ground Equipment shop exceeded a thousand days without a safety incident, June 2, 2016.

  • Recharge with Outdoor Rec

    With an average of 300 days of flyable weather, open sky and a radius of nearly 10 miles of flat treeless land, Altus, Okla., is a perfect aircrew training environment. But what is there to offer for off-duty time?Altus Air Force Base Outdoor Recreation is equipped with plenty of equipment and

  • 5 hours of work; 15 seconds of action

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flies low, with its cargo door open. In 30 seconds it will drop two tons of much needed food and water to a disaster stricken country, landing safely thanks to two T12 Echo parachutes.The ability to off-load large amounts of supplies from a cargo aircraft

  • Big Blue goes green

    Behind every force there is energy; energy propels forces forward to achieve an end goal. The U.S. Air Force is no exception. But with the U.S. Air Force’s need for energy there is also a need to save and be smarter with it.Saving that energy can start with each individual Airman. There are several

  • Wing Staff; Leading the Way

    They help people financially, legally and spiritually. They’re here to make sure everyone’s job is done safely, up to standards and that everyone is given the same opportunities. Though many of these agencies are small, members of the 97th Wing Staff Agencies have an important role here at Altus Air

  • Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson: “Airpower starts here”

    Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing here, April 25-26, during an immersion tour aimed to give him a better understanding of Altus Air Force Base's training mission.  During the tour, the general met with base

  • AF family shares experience with child’s autism

    (This is the sixth AFMS article for the Military Children’s Health Month series)    Four year-old Dawson Stock loves music and instruments –his mother says he is obsessed with the violin. He knows the alphabet forwards and backwards and is ready to read. Dawson is teaching himself the sign-language

  • Disaster Preparation

    What happens when we lose power and water?  It is important to have a backup plan. For this spring’s PrepareAthon the focus is on resilience and being ready. During the recent ice storm that the Altus area experienced some preparation issues appeared in the community. We were resilient, but we can

  • Crushin it in 2015

    With a mission of forging combat mobility forces and deploying Airmen warriors, Altus Air Force Base strives to produce Airmen of the highest quality and in 2015 their efforts were recognized.  Seven squadrons and 11 individuals of Altus AFB were awarded top honors at the Air Education Training

  • Persistence is key

    My story started 31 years ago, in a rather unusual way.  I’m embarrassed to say, I was born in a car, I came out on the way to the hospital. As a child, my parents divorced when I was one, so I grew up primarily with my mom, my older brother and my younger sister. Although, I grew up in what one