• 97th TRS provides USAF with mission ready aircrew

    If you want to fly, fight and win in a C-17 Globemaster III or KC-135 Stratotanker, you have to come to Altus AFB first. Because that's the only place in the world where more than 600 boom operators and loadmasters every year learn the refueling and cargo loading mission for the U.S. Air Force.The

  • Sexual assault survivor finds peace after joining AF

    (Editor's note: "This story is a personal, victim-submitted account of an actual sexual assault and its aftermath. The names and identities of the individuals involved have been omitted or altered to maintain confidentiality").Remembering the pain in her dark and terrible past, Airman Jackie

  • Month of the military child: The Greiners' insight

     Military children face challenges every day while adapting to a constantly-changing environment.April is the month of the military child. To help explain the roles that children play in a military family, Col. Michael Greiner, 97th Mission Support Group commander, and his family, offered to give

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    With mission readiness and effectiveness at the forefront of strengthening the Air Force, the eradication of sexual assault is a top priority. The Altus AFB Sexual Assault Prevention Response program is dedicated to eliminating sexual assault incidents through awareness and prevention training as

  • Communications Built Legacy for Airman

    With 23 years of service under her belt, Senior Master Sgt. Janet Dean-Gall, 97th Communications Squadron superintendent, prepares for the day.With a hot cup of coffee and a fresh breath of cold-morning air outside the 97th Communications Squadron building, she looks back on her career and story as

  • Small town, small school; Big dreams

    She is from a small town where she went to a small school, but she had a big dream to become a pilot.Maj. Meghan Fridley, a Big Lake, Alaska native, expressed that with dedication and hard work, one's goals can be accomplished."As a little girl I decided I wanted to be a pilot, which is what drove

  • Cooking inspires Air Force career

    For Col. Sharon Hunter, 97th Medical Group commander, cooking and food sparked an interest in an Air Force career as a dietician.Hunter, a native of Blairsville, Ga., enjoyed school from the start."When I was in high school, I enjoyed math more [than other subjects]," Hunter said. "But school didn't

  • Altus AFB, local community partner to grow their own mechanics

    Altus is known for its agricultural community and an Air Force base. Together they are not only growing crops, they are growing mechanics through the Grow Your Own Mechanic program.The GYOM program is an aircraft maintenance technician internship program. It was developed in 1999 under the Student

  • 54th ARS fuels the training mission at Altus AFB

    The major aspect of the mission at Altus AFB is training. Altus operates the only heavy mobility and air refueling schoolhouse in the Air Force. One major component of the training mission here is pilot training provided by the 54th Air Refueling Squadron.The 54th ARS is the sole Air Education and

  • What to keep in mind when purchasing a firearm

    As stated in the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." As military members, the right to keep and bear arms remains.When purchasing a firearm, what