Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus Airmen create special day for Hollis boy

    Not every five year old gets the opportunity to ride in the front seat of a U.S. Air Force fire truck or sit in the flight deck of a multi-million dollar aircraft, but Jaxon Dugger isn't an average kid.Jaxon was given the chance to participate in the Pilot for a Day program at Altus Air Force Base,

  • Altus AFB hosts training for community firefighters

    Community firefighters participated in structural live fire training, forcible entry door training and confined space entry maze training at Altus AFB, June 24.The purpose of the training was to give new firefighters from the City of Altus and the City of Frederick hands-on experience to help

  • EES/WAPS briefing team visits Altus AFB, July 10

    Personnel from Headquarters Air Force and the Air Force Personnel Center will visit Altus AFB, July 10, to share information about Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System changes.During the briefing, EES/WAPS subject matter experts will speak about changes that have already

  • Hohn takes command at Altus Air Force Base

    U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Hohn assumed command of the 97th Air Mobility Wing June 26.U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, served as the reviewing officer at the ceremony that honored former 97th AMW commander U.S. Air Force Col. Bill Spangenthal and inducted Hohn as the

  • Hecker assumes command of 19th Air Force

    Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker assumed command of 19th Air Force in a ceremony here June 23.Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command who presided over the ceremony, spoke to the importance of the 19th Air Force and the opportunity that awaits Hecker."All aviators start in the 19th

  • Altus AFB begins Stage 1 water restrictions

    The City of Altus and Altus Air Force Base are now under Stage 1-Drought Watch water restrictions.This ends the Stage 3 restrictions, which were set in place in April 2013.  City council members were unanimous in their decision to reduce water restrictions to Stage 1 and begin drafting a "water

  • New simulator increases Altus AFB training capacity

    The 97th Training Squadron recently received a new KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator to help train student pilots and keep instructors qualified.The simulator was originally at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, but was relocated to Altus AFB to make room for a KC-46A Pegasus simulator.Altus AFB

  • Altus AFB firefighters practice egress training on T-1 Jayhawk aircraft

    Firefighters from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in egress training on a U.S. Air Force T-1 Jayhawk on the flight line, June 7 and 8.Egress training involves learning how to enter an aircraft to rescue any personnel on board should they become incapacitated during an emergency

  • Veterans Theater to reopen on Altus AFB

    The grand opening of the Veterans Theater on base is scheduled for June 12 with a matinee opening on June 10 at 2 p.m.The matinee opening of the theater is intended for families and children, and will show Charlotte's Web.The theater has been used for promotion ceremonies, commander's calls, change

  • Altus and Sheppard Airmen train together for war

    It's only been a few days into the deployment for the contracting Airmen, but after recovering from an earlier bomb threat, tensions are high.Now, a disgruntled vender from a nearby village has made his way into the contracting tent and is angry that his deal did not go through. In the intensity and