Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • 100% mission-capable KC-135 fleet

    The KC-135 Sortie Generation Flight assigned to the 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron managed to achieve a rare accomplishment: all KC-135 Stratotankers at Altus AFB were 100 percent fully mission-capable on April 24, 2018.

  • 29th annual Bataan Memorial Death March

    During World War II, United States and Filipino soldiers were forced to march more than 60 miles through the scorching jungles of the Philippines. 75 years later we continue to honor them with the annual Bataan Memorial Death March in White Sands, N.M.

  • What we do; The Mighty 97th

    Activated as a multi-engine flight training school in 1943, Altus Air Force Base has been the cornerstone of Southwestern Oklahoma for 75 years. Over the past seven and a half decades, the base has evolved to become the premier air mobility training location in the United States Air Force.Currently,

  • Not our first ATSO Rodeo

    ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --Could you put on a gas mask, bibs, a heavy jacket, rubber boots and gloves in eight minutes or less? What if it meant life or death?Members of the armed forces must be able to don all of their protective gear in eight minutes in case of a chemical, biological,

  • Altus AFB Airmen train with Fort Sill Soldiers

    U.S. Army Soldiers from the 4th  Battalion 3rd Air Defesne Artillery Regiment, conducted a joint exercise with U.S. Air Force Airmen, Nov. 21-22, 2017 at Altus AFB. The exercise provided an opportunity for Soldiers from Fort Sill to practice cargo deployment functions. Altus AFB Airmen assisted by

  • Keeping heritage alive

    At the age of 10, one young boy fell in love with the B-29 Superfortress, which shaped the course of his life, love for and career with aircraft.That boy was Donnie Obreiter, 97th Maintenance Directorate KC-46 flight chief. He enlisted in the Air Force for six years as a crew chief for the C-141

  • Airman’s best friend; Dynamite Defender Duo

    But Stoudemayer has a long road ahead of him before he can participate in any off station activities, first he must finish his training with his new partner.“My last handler just departed a month ago,” said Teresi. “So I went a month without a handler designated to Zeus, so that dog is only

  • From finance to flightline; Both sides of the mission

    At Altus Air Force Base, students are constantly undergoing training with the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and KC-135 Stratotanker. The students hail from all around the world to train here, but some don’t have to go that far.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sharon Miller, 93rd Air Refueling

  • The hoc-key to morale

    Teamwork, dedication and physical fitness; these three things go hand in hand in the Air Force. However, some Altus Airmen have expanded these traits into off duty hours, not on a plane or flightline, but in the hockey rink.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Wright, 58th Airlift Squadron loadmaster,