Boots on the Ground: Altus command team trades desks for dozers
Col. Richard Kind (center), 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, and Col. Adam Rosado (right), 97th Air Mobility Wing deputy commander, are taught how to operate controls on a firetruck by Senior Airman Michael Mikolajczyk (left), 97th Civil Engineer Squadron driver operator, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 4, 2025. The command team used the firetruck’s front-mounted water cannon to extinguish flames on a simulated airplane fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Langston)