Aug. 8, 2019 97 AMW Hosts Kids Deployment Line The 97th Air Mobility Wing hosted a Kids Deployment Line welcoming children on base to experience a ‘kid-friendly’ deployment simulation, August 1, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
July 31, 2019 Line Number Three Tech. Sergeant Promotes at Altus AFB U.S. Air Force Tech. Sergeant Amanda Harrison, the Aerospace Medicine flight chief assigned the 97th Medical Group, promoted to Tech. Sgt. with a line number of three, July 18, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Harrison has been on a long 12-year journey of battling testing anxiety and studying
July 30, 2019 USDA Creates Program to Protect Predatory Birds and Airmen The 97th Air Mobility Wing Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) program, expanded itself with an addition of the Predatory Bird Relocation Program in order to continue the mission at Altus AFB of training mobility aircrew.
July 26, 2019 97 AMW Graduates Six-Year-Old Pilot On July 19th, a six-year-old cancer survivor from Tulsa, Okla. became one of youngest pilots to train at the 97th Air Mobility Wing as part of the Pilot for a Day program. This program helps kids like Bradey Hyle take their minds off of medical treatments and have a memorable day. After accepting
July 11, 2019 Altus Maintenance Makes History, Removes First KC-46 Engine The 97th Air Mobility Wing maintenance team made history by removing a KC-46A Pegasus engine for the first time, June 26, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
July 1, 2019 97 MDG Pharmacist Wins Pharmacy Tech of the Year U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stacie Hamilton, a pharmacy flight chief assigned the 97th Medical Group, won the annual Leadership Pinnacle Senior Technician of the Year Award, May 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
June 28, 2019 97 FSS Wins 2018 Eubank Award The 97th Air Mobility Wing Force Support Squadron received the 2018 Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank Award for best small installation FSS in the Air Force, June 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
June 22, 2019 97 AMW in Photos Last week, the U.S. Army National Guard worked alongside the 97th Air Mobility Wing to simulate a deployed emergency scenario that tested the capabilities of how quickly they can mobilize in Operation Western Strike. On June 18, 2019, they returned from Arkansas to Altus Air Force Base.
June 10, 2019 First Sergeant Council Shares Expertise with New Shirts The 97th Air Mobility Wing First Sergeant Council hosted their annual Additional Duty First Sergeant Symposium, June 3-7, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
May 31, 2019 97 AMW in Photos Oklahoma’s Secretary of Military and Veteran Affairs Ben Robinson, retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen., and Mr. Joel Kintsel, Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs Deputy Director, were welcomed to Altus AFB, Okla., May 29, 2019.