ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 97th Air Mobility Wing will be conducting a FPCON/Barrier Plan exercise June 25 – 27, 2019.
All base gates will remain open throughout the exercise with the intent that all base personnel and individuals with business on the installation will experience minimum delay when entering/exiting certain facilities. Base services will be normal operation hours during this type of exercise. Base personnel, residents and visitors may also hear exercise alerts and alert radio messages.
Exercises of this nature are critical for evaluating Department of Defense response actions to increased Force Protection Conditions. Base personnel have been and will continue to be intently focused on improving response plans for the safety of everyone on the installation.
Please direct any questions to 97th AMW Public Affairs at (580) 481-7700.