Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Altus AFB completes its first UEI

    Altus AFB received an overall "Effective" rating on its first Unit Effectiveness Inspection Aug. 10-15.The UEI replaced the Air Force's Consolidated Unit Inspection in order to reduce costs associated with travelling inspection teams, as well as ensure continual mission readiness and unit compliance

  • Altus Airmen provide airfield support

     The 97th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control and landing systems shop is broken up into airfield systems and radar maintenance, and is responsible for maintaining vital pieces of equipment necessary for Altus AFB to complete its mission.The airfield systems side of the shop is

  • 17th annual Cattle Drive makes its way through Altus AFB

     Altus AFB and members of the local community took to the streets to drive more than 30 longhorn cattle throughout the base during the 17th Annual Cattle Drive Aug. 20, 2015.During the cattle drive, base military leaders, alongside cowboys and cowgirlsparticipating in the 38th annual Professional

  • MDG Logistics Flight supplies clinic, mission

     Members of the 97th Medical Group Logistics Flight work behind the scenes to acquire, supply and maintain the necessary tools and equipment for Altus Air Force Base medical personnel to keep Airmen fit to train and fight.Their shop helps ensure medical readiness and crisis response action for

  • Altus AFB hosts M2 machine gun training

     Combat arms training and maintenance instructors from the 97th Security Forces Squadron hosted an M2 machine gun instructor training course for two CATMinstructors from 82nd Security Forces Squadron at Sheppard AFB, Texas, Aug. 6-7.The training course included M2 machine gun assembly, disassembly,

  • Aerospace ground equipment flight keeps things cool

     In southwest Oklahoma temperatures can rise above 100 degrees in months like July, and when an office's air conditioner is on the fritz, those buildings can become unbearable.Thankfully the members of the 97th Maintenance Directorate Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight are able to use their portable

  • Altus AFB hosts back-to-school event

     Children of Airmen celebrated the coming school year with some help from two organizations, Aug. 5.Operation Homefront is a national organization that supports military members through a variety of programs, including the annual, nationwide Back-to-School Brigade which provides children of military

  • BOWST preps students for refueling mission

     Altus Air Force Base is home to one of the most advanced systems used to train future U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft boom operators.The Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer is a simulator used by boom operator students here at Altus AFB to provide hands-on training before

  • A-Team maintenance keeps planes in the air

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft engine hangs from the wing with its covers open revealing its complex design made up of metal tubes and bolts.Below it, members of the 97th Maintenance Directorate, also known as the A-Team, dig inside the engine like a pride of lions after a

  • HVAC Airmen provide more than summer comfort

    The Altus AFB Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning shop is responsible for regulating the temperature throughout all base facilities, maintaining workable and livable environments and ensuring mission success.The HVAC shop is tasked with providing fully functional HVAC and refrigeration