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  • Cyber-attack security – helpful tips, safe tricks

    While cyber-attacks are always happening and tensions are on the rise, everyone needs to keep in mind the best practices to counteract these types of measures in their daily duties. Individuals frequently tell themselves, “it can’t happen to me.” However, statistically, this is not the case. Below

  • Canines and carbines: weapon system safety

    You may not think of K-9 units and combat arms training as part of safety’s risk mitigation. However, these facets of securing our installation are fundamental to ensuring the Altus Air Force Base mission. Whether employing weapons, canines, or aircraft, the Airmen of Altus accept risk to ensure the

  • Slow is fast: Cold weather ops

    As we wrap up 2019, changes in weather patterns, temperatures, and longer hours of darkness increase risk to the training mission of Altus AFB. Here are three areas in which we can focus this winter season to mitigate operational risk.

  • Legacy of 56th Airlift Squadron Lives on With Arrival of KC-46 to 97 AMW

    It is an exciting time for Altus Air Force Base and the greater Altus community with the arrival of the long-awaited KC-46A Pegasus. As a former squadron commander at the 97th Air Mobility Wing and now as the Director for Global Reach Programs for the Air Force, I have a unique connection to both

  • A Community of Persistence: A Civic Leader Perspective on the KC-46

    Dr. Joe Leverett, Altus Military Affairs Chairman, Friend of Altus and member of the CSAF and AETC Commander's civic leader groups reflects on the efforts by the installation and the community in leading up to the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus, the Air Force's newest addition to the tanker fleet.

  • CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONIES AT ALTUS

    There are a lot of new faces at Altus Air Force Base. That’s because it’s Permanent Change of Station, or PCS season. It’s the time of year where military members and their families inevitably make their moves to new duty stations around the world. This can happen several times in a service member’s

  • National Public Health Week

    During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings communities together to recognize the contributions of Public Health workers and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. The theme of this year is “Changing Our Future Together”.

  • Attributes to Leadership

    "Try your best, Every day, with a great Attitude, to Make it better than you found it."The saying above is my own personal mantra--it encapsulates five key attributes that I believe are important to leadership--excellence, persistence/resiliency, attitude, continuous improvement, and team

  • Hygiene tips for the flu season

    With the New Year upon us, there are new ambitions, new beginnings, and the cold and flu season.  Public Health's New Year's resolution is to keep the base population free and clear of illness, but to do so, we need your help.Germs can be spread in many ways, such as touching contaminated surfaces,