TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

Air Force ROTC Det. 845 cadets board a bus at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 14, 2023. The students were given the opportunity to tour multiple squadrons across the base as well as take an incentive flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Roberts, 97th Medical Group commander, briefs Air Force ROTC Det. 845 cadets on aerospace physiology at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 14, 2023. Roberts spoke about the importance of training aircrew members on the effects that flying has on the human body. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

Henry Vu and Alexis McGaughey, Air Force ROTC Det. 845 cadets, utilize a cyber training range at the 97th Communications Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 14, 2023. The training range is used to educate Airmen on cyber security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joe Wolfer, Detachment 845 operations flight commander, guides Air Force ROTC Det. 845 cadets on a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, Sept. 14, 2023. The students learned about the capabilities of the aircraft and the mission of Altus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Miller, 54th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 instructor pilot, shows the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker to April Houston, Air Force ROTC Det. 845 cadet, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 14, 2023. The KC-135 has a fuel capacity of 200,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Stevens and Airman 1st Class Sergio Rodriguez, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical journeymen, exhibit an overhead electrical distribution model to Air Force ROTC Det. 845 cadets at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 14, 2023. Overhead lines are the most common type of distribution lines and are suspended from poles or towers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

Derek Larson, Air Force ROTC Det. 845 cadet, inspects a fuse cutout during a tour on the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 14, 2023. Fuse cutouts protect distribution transformers from current surges and overloads. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eduardo Gamez-Mercado, 97th Security Forces Squadron (SFS)noncommissioned officer in charge of training and standardization, demonstrates how to use an M16 rifle at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 14, 2023. The cadets were given the opportunity to simulate tactics used by 97th SFS Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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TCU ROTC cadets experience mission, culture at Altus AFB

Published Sept. 21, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray
97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --

Air Force cadets from Texas Christian University visited Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 14-15, 2023. During the two-day tour, the cadets interacted with Airmen and leaders across the base and gained insight on how different units work together in the Air Force.