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July 30, 2018
Airman and Family Readiness Center: Improving your quality of life at Altus AFB

The Airman and Family Readiness Center at Altus Air Force Base provides resources, programs and workshops to everyone with base access. The services cover a wide range: from employment and transition assistance to voting information, deployment support, key spouse programs and personal/work life
July 24, 2018
Romanian-born United States Air Force lieutenant serves in historical Romania mission

When one says “winning the lottery,” it could be defined in various ways. For some, it means winning a monetary prize. Others use the phrase to describe being lucky. For Ioan Gaitan, winning the lottery meant receiving his ticket to America. Little did he know, he would later find himself traveling
July 16, 2018
One Team, One Fight...Prepping for the KC-46 Arrival

Altus AFB is slated to receive its first KC-46A Pegasus in November 2018. The new, well-equipped tanker aircraft increases in-flight refueling capabilities. The KC-46 can both receive and deliver fuel, allowing it to train with the other two aircraft assigned to Altus AFB: the KC-135 Stratotanker
July 13, 2018
How Altus got its wings

Altus AFB is slated to become the home of the new KC-46 Pegasus. While the base looks forward to the new arrival, it brings up thoughts of how we acquired our two current aircraft: the KC-135 Stratotanker and C-17 Globemaster III.
April 23, 2018
Signing checks and hiking fields; deployed contracting exercise at Fort Sill

Contracting Airmen work to save the Air Force money by using smart spending techniques to get the best supplies possible at the lowest price. When contracting Airmen deploy, they fall back on their operational contracting support training.
April 13, 2018
A grade "A" workforce

Altus Air Force Base is a unique place, known for its relationship with the local community, which ties in to the award-winning, completely civilian maintenance team. The team won the 2017 Aerospace Maintenance Competition this year, adding to their ever-expanding list of accomplishments.
April 6, 2018
Brothers by blood and service

It is common in the military for service member to refer to each other as family members, but for two Altus Airmen, they are family by blood and service.
April 6, 2018
97th FSS goes above and beyond to keep the mission soaring

During recent turmoil in the Oklahoma education system, the 97th Force Support Squadron has stepped up to help provide a place for the school-age children of Altus AFB employees.
March 2, 2018
Maintenance Group continues excellence

A base older than the Air Force itself, Altus Air Force Base has been the premiere training base for the KC-135 Stratotanker and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft since their inception. However Altus AFB is unique for another reason; our maintenance team.
Feb. 9, 2018
Why I chose Altus

It’s no secret to Airmen that Altus AFB is one of the more remote stateside duty stations in the Air Force. There is a stigma that seems to stick to remote duty locations such as Altus, which is Airmen will have a lousy experience during their assignment. The good news is, an assignment at Altus AFB

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