• Committee of 100 welcomes Airmen to Altus AFB

    The Altus Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100 hosted a military appreciation dinner for Airmen and families at the Jackson County Expo Center in Altus, Oklahoma, April 24, 2023. The groups host multiple events throughout the year to support Altus Air Force Base and the community by welcoming new

  • OSU Agriculture students see what’s growing on AAFB

    Students from Oklahoma State University’s Agricultural Leadership Experience visited Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 25, 2022, to see how the base connects with the surrounding agricultural community and what career opportunities AAFB has to offer young leaders in their field.

  • AAFB hosts annual dove hunt

    Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing along with members of the Altus community participated in a dove hunt at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2022.

  • Bull Watkins: local rancher serves Airmen, community

    It’s 1957, a beautiful summer night in Altus, Oklahoma, and the lights on Commerce Street are shining bright. Five-year-old Gary Watkins sits with his father in his living room. Outside, airplanes from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma whiz overhead, streaking through the night sky like shooting stars.

  • Altus AFB hosts 23rd Annual Cattle Drive

    Leaders from the 97th Air Mobility Wing and local community members drove more than 20 longhorn cattle through Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 25, 2022. The cattle drive is an annual event that carries on the tradition of “The Great Western Trail,” a path that over six million cattle and one