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  • ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Tara Beth Johnson, 97th Medical Group health promotion dietician, poses for a photo in her office Feb. 29, 2012. Johnson is the new full time dietician on base. March is National Nutrition month and Johnson is planning to be at the Commissary every Wednesday around lunch time, hosting events about nutrition. She plans on having a different theme for each week of the month. Her office is located inside the Health and Wellness Center and she can be contacted at 481-5013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

    La Rochefoucauld: 'To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art'

    When it comes to nutrition, there is a new sheriff in town, but she is not the food police.Tara Beth Johnson, 97th Medical Group Health Promotion Dietician, is the new full-time dietician on base since a vacancy opened May 2011."The clinic is required to have a dietician, but I'm not here to be the food police," Johnson said. "I think it is
  • Tech. Sgt. Nicki Brogdon serves as the personal security detail shift leader for NATO Training Mission--Afghanistan’s Chief of Staff at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan. Brogdon is deployed from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. as the non-commissioned officer of training for the 97th Air Mobility Wing Security Forces Squadron. NTM-A is a coalition of 37 contributing nations charged with assisting the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in generating a capable and sustainable Afghan National Security Force ready to take lead of their country’s security by 2014. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Salazar

    Oklahoma Security Forces Airman leads her security team during deployment

    A local Altus, Okla. native serves as the personal security detail shift leader for NATO Training Mission--Afghanistan's Chief of Staff at Camp Eggers.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicki Brogdon plans and organizes the emergency action and itinerary plans while also providing the Chief of Staff with the daily threat reports prior to each mission.
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Richard McFadden prepares to refuel an aircraft over Iraq. McFadden is a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia. He is deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

    Air mobility in Iraq: Air refueling set tone for air ops for start of OIF

    Whether it was a KC-135 Stratotanker or a KC-10 Extender, Air Mobility Command's air refueling aircraft played a key role at the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to AMC history.Nearly nine years ago, on March 19, 2003, OIF kicked off with what many people termed a "shock and awe" air campaign. The campaign included fighters and bombers

  • National Blood Donor Month

    Have you ever given any thought to donating blood? This is a good time to start; January is National Blood Donor Month.On average close to 11 million volunteers donate each year. Only about 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate even with that many donors, there is still a shortage because about 44,000 units are used daily in
  • ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. Senior Airman Lauren Santa Cruz, 97th Security Forces Squadron working military dog handler, trains WMD Endy search procedures. Endy is a 7-year-old German shepherd and has been deployed twice with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. Senior Airmen Lauren Santa Cruz and Endy responded to Elk City’s bomb threat Dec. 10, 2011. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. Marcus King)

    Altus AFB responds to Elk City bomb threat

    "You all have an hour before the whole place is blown off the map," said unknown caller.Members of the 97th Security Forces Squadron responded to a bomb threat at a Walmart in Elk City Saturday December 10, 2011.Dustin Pahler, Walmart manager, ordered an evacuation of the building at approximately 2 p.m. after receiving a phone call from an

  • Holiday season - a time of joys, cheers, phishing scams and crime?

    An alert about a United Services Automobile Association phishing scam was dispatched to service members via e-mail Nov. 30. In early November USAA members began receiving e-mails claiming to be from USAA with the subject line "USAA Protection Alert". The e-mail informs members about a failed usaa.com login attempt and instructs them to click a link
  • ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Senior Airman Jesse Joseph, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron heating ventilation and air condition technician, performs a lunge at the base fitness center Oct. 21, 2011. Joseph is one of 10 physical training leaders in 97th CES. It is the responsibility of PTLs to teach their fellow Airmen what it takes to stay fit-to-fight by leading their unit’s PT in CES. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Myles Stepp / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Released)

    97th Civil Engineer Squadron aims for perfection

    The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron is serious about its physical training and has almost a perfect passing rate to prove it.Members of the 97th CES are required to meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings for PT and receive their morning announcements. The squadron has 10 physical training leaders. It is the responsibility of PTLs to teach their
  • ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing run in the Earth Day 5K and 10K Fun Run April 22 to celebrate the 41 annual Earth Day. The Air Force joined millions of people around the world with its theme, Conserve Today – Secure Tomorrow, to reflect and build a more sustainable Air Force and world environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Scarle/97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

    Fitness Center personnel strive to promote healthy lifestyles

    The base Fitness Center offers 5K runs every Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. and at least one special event run every month as well as other fitness oriented events to help keep base personnel in shape."My goal as the fitness center manager is to provide our base populous various options to get in shape and stay in shape," said Jeremy Stevens, 97th
  • ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Airman 1st Class Casey J. Noone, 97th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, watches from the air traffic control tower as a C-17 Globemaster III takes off Oct. 13, 2011. Noone was working the local control traffic position in the tower and testing to earn his 5- skill level, while his supervisor listened to his communications with pilots and other personnel and graded him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

    Air traffic controllers direct the dance

    An airfield is a continuous dance of aircraft, personnel and vehicles. Sometimes this dance is a slow two-step and other times it is a fast paced Salsa. Working in a tower high above the ground are airfield choreographers, making sure that every move each dancer makes is correct. These rhythm coordinators are better known as air traffic
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents Brig. Gen. Mark and Sara Dillon with the traditional Gen. and Mrs. Jerome F. O’Malley Award legacy picture during a Pentagon ceremony Oct. 11, 2011, in Washington, D.C. The Dillons were honored with the award, presented annually to the wing commander and spouse whose contributions to the nation, Air Force and local community best exemplifies the highest ideals and positive leadership of a military couple in wing command positions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Andy Morataya)

    Former 97 OG Commander and Vice Wing Commander honored by CSAF

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presented Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon and his wife Sara the General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award during a ceremony here Oct. 11. The Dillons were honored for their service at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where the general serves as the 86th Airlift Wing commander from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010. "Today we
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