Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 97 AMW in Photos

    The Altus AFB 97th Security Forces Squadron hosted a community event in celebration of Police Week, May 16, 2019, at the Altus Community Center. This event showcased the 97th SFS mission and what they do on a daily basis to keep the installation and the community safe.

  • 40th Boom Symposium welcomes new era of air refueling

    Boom operators from across the world met at Altus for the 40th Annual Boom Symposium April 26 – 27, 2019. The event included professional development briefings, a retreat ceremony at the Boom Operator Memorial and a heritage banquet dinner.

  • SAPR hosts race to educate Airmen

    There are many different elements and organizations involved when it comes to reporting sexual assault. That is why the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) office held the Amazing SAPR Race scavenger hunt, April 19, 2019. The event encouraged members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing to use

  • David O. Cooke Award Won by 97 MDG Civilian

    Tiffany Gibbs, a service contract monitor assigned to the 97th Medical Support Squadron, is the recipient of the David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award for Air Education and Training Command.

  • 97 MDG hosts annual Network Provider Social Event

    The 97th Medical Group hosted their largest annual event, inviting civilian medical providers from surrounding cities to meet with 97th MDG leadership and medical professionals, April 12, 2019.