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97th OSS secretary receives 2021 SAIGE Award

Rosemary Cook, 97th Operations Support Squadron commander’s secretary, poses with Col. Blaine Baker, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Caesar Flores, 97th AMW command chief, during an awards ceremony on Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 19, 2021. Cook was awarded the Society of American Indian Government Employees Military Meritorious Service Award for her accomplishments for the squadron, group, and wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze)
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97th OSS secretary receives 2021 SAIGE Award

Rosemary Cook, 97th Operations Support Squadron commander’s secretary, fist bumps Col. Blaine Baker, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, after being called to the stage during an awards ceremony on Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 19, 2021. Cook was one of ten winners of the Society of American Indian Government Employees Military Meritorious Service Award, out of more than 3,000 nominees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze)
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97 AMW safely executes severe weather flyaway

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Cornette, 97th Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels mobile distribution supervisor, fuels a C-17 Globemaster III on Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2021. Squadrons from the 97th Operations Group, 97th Maintenance Group and 97th Mission Support Group worked through the day and night to generate and recover flights in less than a 12 hour window with no injuries or damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze)
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97 AMW safely executes severe weather flyaway

Kamrin Clendennen, 97th Maintenance Squadron aircraft attendant, directs a C-17 Globemaster III on the flight line during a base wide event on Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2021. The event provided invaluable real-world experience for all Airmen involved in preparing for inclement weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze)
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97 AMW safely executes severe weather flyaway

Roy Carter, 97th Maintenance Group (MXG) KC-46 Pegasus crew chief, preps a KC-46 for takeoff on Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2021. The MXG teams rapidly ensured all aircraft were safe to fly before taking off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze)
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97 AMW safely executes severe weather flyaway

A C-17 Globemaster III flies in the sky after taking off due to incoming severe weather at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2021. All aircraft returned the next morning, to continue the base’s student training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kayla Christenson)
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97 AMW safely executes severe weather flyaway

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2021. Twenty-nine aircraft participated in a flyaway due to forecasted severe weather, while other aircraft were safely stored in hangars or flew out on other missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kayla Christenson)
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97 AMW safely executes severe weather flyaway

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Edens, 97th Operations Support Squadron weather journeyman, looks at weather data to prepare for a severe weather event at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2021. The severe weather was predicted to have a 30 percent chance of 1.5-inch hail and 58-knot winds that could have resulted in extensive damage to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kayla Christenson)
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AAFB Emergency Management Support Team practice safety, readiness during exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Voiles, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) emergency management training and education lead, and Airman 1st Class Darlena Reynolds, 97th CES emergency management logistics lead, conduct a radiological site survey during a training exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2021. Detection equipment was used to find and mark irradiated areas, and recorded the amount of radiation being given off.
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AAFB Emergency Management Support Team practice safety, readiness during exercise

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Darlena Reynolds, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management logistics lead, wears a 7800 Series 3M protective mask during a training exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2021. The mask allows members to work in contaminated areas by filtering out chemical, biological and radiological particles from the air.
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AAFB Emergency Management Support Team practice safety, readiness during exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Smith, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) emergency management support team member, helps Senior Airman Angel Colbert, 97 CES emergency management operations lead, don her personal protective equipment (PPE) during a training exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2021. PPE for this exercise include a Tyvek protective suit, boots, gloves, and a mask.
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AAFB Emergency Management Support Team practice safety, readiness during exercise

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jonathan Diaz, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production apprentice, function tests an ADM-300 Radiac Survey Meter during a training exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2021. The ADM-300 measures the amount of radiation given off by a radioactive source.
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AAFB Emergency Management Support Team practice safety, readiness during exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Norris, 97th Operations Support Squadron intelligence operations noncommissioned officer in charge, annotates a log of events at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma Oct. 8, 2021. Maintaining a log of events tracks information flow during a disaster response effort.
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AAFB Emergency Management Support Team practice safety, readiness during exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Smith, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management support team member, deploys a canopy in the responder’s staging area at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2021. The staging area is where first responders don their personal protective equipment before entering a hazardous area.
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97 AMW honors fallen WWII Airman with KC-46 flyover

A U.S. Air Force aircrew badge lies broken on the casket of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest Vienneau, former 97th Bombardment Group pilot, during his funeral at Millinocket, Maine, Oct. 9, 2021. As a good luck tradition, initial pilot graduates break their wings into two parts. To preserve good luck, the halves should never be brought together while the pilot is alive and after their passing they are brought together for good luck in the next life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell)
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97 AMW honors fallen WWII Airman with KC-46 flyover

Chelsea Carbonell, great niece of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest Vienneau, former 97th Bombardment Group pilot, looks at a letter and coin from the commander of the 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) during Vienneau’s funeral at Millinocket, Maine, Oct. 9, 2021. These tokens of appreciation were presented non behalf of the current 97th AMW commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Blaine Baker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell)
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97 AMW honors fallen WWII Airman with KC-46 flyover

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brad Edwards, 58th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, presents a plaque from the 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) to the family of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest Vienneau, former 97th Bombardment Group pilot, during Vienneau’s funeral at Millinocket, Maine, Oct. 9, 2021. The plaque showcased the aircraft that Vienneau flew and the aircraft that was flown over the funeral by members of the 97th AMW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell)
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97 AMW honors fallen WWII Airman with KC-46 flyover

Kelly McKeague, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) director, presents a plaque from his agency to the family of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest Vienneau, former 97th Bombardment Group pilot, during Vienneau’s funeral at Millinocket, Maine, Oct. 9, 2021. The DPAA vision is to provide a world-class workforce that fulfills the nation’s obligation by maximizing the number of missing personnel accounted for while ensuring timely, accurate information is provided to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell)
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97 AMW honors fallen WWII Airman with KC-46 flyover

The family of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest Vienneau, former 97th Bombardment Group (BG) pilot, watches as a KC-46 Pegasus from the 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) approaches in the distance at Millinocket, Maine, Oct. 9, 2021. The 97th BG at the time of Vienneau’s service was in Amendola, Italy, and has since changed its name and location to the 97th AMW in Altus, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell)
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97 AMW honors fallen WWII Airman with KC-46 flyover

U.S. Army Maj. Jeff Whitten, Maine Army National Guard state partnership program director, salutes the flag after presenting it to the family of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest Vienneau, former 97th Bombardment Group pilot, as a KC-46 Pegasus from the 97th Air Mobility Wing approaches in the distance at Millinocket, Maine, Oct. 9, 2021. After the folding, presenting, passing, lowering, or raising of the American Flag, U.S. military members salute the flag as a form of honor and respect. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell)
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