97th AMW Fire Department “houses” new fire truck

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  • By Airman 1st Class Amanda Lovelace
  • 97th Air Mobility Wing
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --  Airmen “house” a new fire truck, April 26, 2021, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The “housing” tradition stems from the 1830s when fire companies used horse-drawn fire carts that could not be backed into the fire house, causing firemen and local community members to manually push the fire cart into the fire house. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Lovelace)