• 97 TRS Eagles soar through Talon Challenge

    In the dark, early morning hours, students from the 97th Training Squadron shuffle from their dorms to the running track with their reflective belts shining and a buzz of anticipation in the air.

  • 97 AMW Spark Cell continues to spark innovation

    Airmen from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, attended an innovation workshop at the 97th Air Mobility Wing’s Spark Cell, Feb. 13, 2023. The workshop gave Airmen an introduction to problem solving by utilizing the resources the Spark Cell has to offer.

  • AAFB opens new milestone KC-46 training pipeline

    KC-46 Pegasus students originally transitioned from other air refueling tankers, but now the squadron has developed a syllabus to train students straight from basic training, undergraduate pilot training, or retrainees.

  • Altus, Luke AFB aircrews team up for air refueling training

    Task force AGILE JESTER from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron teamed up with Airmen from the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and the Arizona Air National Guard to complete an air refueling training exercise, Nov. 15-19, 2021.

  • Altus Airmen inducted into 97 TRS ‘Order of the Eagle’

    Training mobility Airmen is the primary mission of the 97th Air Mobility Wing. It takes a concerted effort from every individual, organization and unit on base to support the roughly 2,000 students per year that train at Mobility’s Hometown. To recognize the efforts of those that have gone above and