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Farm City Week Tour

ALTUS, Okla., -- Tom Buchanan, Lugert Altus Irrigation District manager, speaks to Altus Air Force Base personnel and families at the Cotton Grower Gin during a Farm City Week tour, Nov. 7, 2012. Members of the tour learned about the different processes cotton goes through before being shipped out. Farm City Week is held annually to highlight the importance of agriculture in the Altus and Jackson County economy and focuses on the partnership between the base and the local farming industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

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Farm City Week Tour

ALTUS, Okla., -- Altus AFB personnel and families tour the Galivon grain elevator during Farm City week, Nov. 7, 2012. The grain elevator is used to quickly dispense grains and fertilizers into train carts for export to countries around the world. Farm City Week is held annually to highlight the importance of agriculture in the Altus and Jackson County economy and focuses on the partnership between the base and the local farming industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

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Farm City Week Tour

ALTUS, Okla., -- Cody Nash (R), Galivon weight master, shows Altus AFB personnel and families different types of grains distributed by the Galivon grain elevator during Farm City Week, Nov. 7, 2012. The grain elevator is used to quickly dispense grains and fertilizers into train carts for export to countries around the world. Farm City Week is held annually to highlight the importance of agriculture in the Altus and Jackson County economy and focuses on the partnership between the base and the local farming industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

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Ground-breaking Ceremony

ALTUS, Okla. – From left to right, Staff Sgt. William Moss, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron water and liquid fuels maintenance craftsman, Kathryn Miller, Headstart Lincoln Center teacher, Col. Anthony B. Krawietz, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, and Tedrick Shivers, Altus AFB Commissary sales clerk, shovel dirt during a ground-breaking ceremony, Aug. 25, 2012. The Habitat for Humanity hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction on a new home for the Miller-Shivers family from Altus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin R. Ramos / 97th Air Mobility Wing / Released)

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Denton Amendment Support

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian citizens unhook pallets of food and medical supplies on the Toussaint Louverture International Airport flightline, June 22, 2012. Fifty thousand pounds of food and medical supplies were delivered by an Altus Air Force Base aircrew to support the Mission Lifeline in Haiti, which cares for 11,000 men, women, and children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin R. Ramos / 97th Air Mobility Wing / Released)

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Denton Amendment Support

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian citizens load a truck with food and medical supplies on the Toussaint Louverture International Airport flightline, June 22, 2012. Fifty thousand pounds of food and medical supplies were delivered by an Altus Air Force Base aircrew to support the Mission Lifeline in Haiti, which cares for 11,000 men, women, and children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin R. Ramos / 97th Air Mobility Wing / Released)

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Denton Amendment Support

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Staff Sgt. William Morgan, 58th Airlift Squadron formal training unit instructor loadmaster, guides a forklift operator as he unloads a pallet of split beans from an Altus Air Force Base C-17 Globemaster III, to be delivered to Haitian families in need, June 22, 2012. The Denton Amendment allows for the Department of Defense to transport privately-donated humanitarian cargo to foreign countries using military aircraft on a space available basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin R. Ramos / 97th Air Mobility Wing / Released)

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Denton Amendment Support

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Staff Sgt. William Morgan, 58th Airlift Squadron formal training unit instructor loadmaster, inspects a pallet of split beans on a C-17 Globemaster III as part of a delivery to Haiti, June 22, 2012. The Denton Amendment allows for the Department of Defense to transport privately-donated humanitarian cargo to foreign countries using military aircraft on a space available basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin R. Ramos / 97th Air Mobility Wing / Released)

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Altus AFB celebrates Earth Day

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Tonya Biscaino and daughter Keanna plant sweet peppers at the community garden, Apr. 19, 2012. Plants and flowers were given away to housing residents by Balfour Beatty Communities in honor of Earth Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leandra D. Stepp / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Released)

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Altus AFB celebrates Earth Day

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Carol Dull receives information about Earth Day from 2nd Lt. Lauren Sahagun, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron base emergency manager, and Mike Reyes, 97th CES environmental management system facilitator, at the Exchange Apr. 19, 2012. The 97th CES coordinated events with the 97th Force Support Squadron, the library, as well as planted Oklahoma’s state tree, the Redbud, in honor of Earth Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leandra D. Stepp / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Released)

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ACE councel helps keep the community clean

ALTUS, Okla. – Senior Airman Angelic Ancho, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management journeyman (L), and Airman 1st Class Yookchan Lee, 97th LRS material management apprentice (R), pick up trash at the Altus city park April 21, 2012. The park clean-up was set up by the Airmen Committed to Excellence council to help keep the local community clean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / 97th Air Mobility Wing / Released)

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Altus AFB celebrates Earth Day

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The base Cub Scouts, Pack 212 buries the roots of an Oklahoma Redbud tree at the Wings of Freedom Park April 20, 2012 in honor of Earth Day. The scouts also had the opportunity to speak with Lt. Col. Yvonne S. Spencer, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, about the importance of tree planting and conserving energy and resources. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Klynne Pearl Serrano / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Released)

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Innovative parts washer improves environment and health at Altus AFB

The new parts washer uses a patented liquid and filter pad to wash away dirt, oil, and other pollutants quickly and completely without exposing the workers or the environments to harsh chemicals. “The old unit had to have accumulated sludge drained off every other week and weekly we put the old machine in cleaning mode which takes 8 hours,” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leandra D. Hernandez / Released 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

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Innovative parts washer improves environment and health at Altus AFB

An environmentally-friendly parts washer at 97th Vehicle Maintenance is getting attention for using oil-eating microbes, which means workers are no longer exposed to the solvents previously used. “We will continue using the protective equipment, because the dirt and oil is the same.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leandra D. Hernandez / Released 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

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Weir & Dam project by 97 Civil Engineer Squadron

AFTER: site of the Weir & Dam system before construction. Contaminated water is held securely behind concrete for clean up. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Tech.Sgt.Jennifer D. Seidl / Release 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

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Weir & Dam project by 97 Civil Engineer Squadron

AFTER: site of the Weir & Dam system before construction. See next photo for closer look. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Tech.Sgt.Jennifer D. Seidl / Release 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

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Weir & Dam project by 97 Civil Engineer Squadron

BEFORE: site of the Weir & Dam system before construction. See next photos to compare before and after. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Tech.Sgt.Jennifer D. Seidl / Release 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

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Click on the link below to see all the photos from Altus AFB's official ceremonies.

Altus AFB Flickr Albums