Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • A legacy of mentorship: Chief Brundage on leadership and growth

    Chief Master Sgt. Justin Brundage, 97th Air Mobility Wing command chief, credits much of the strength and lethality of the U.S. Air Force to mentorship, courage, and teamwork. Through multiple deployments, leadership roles, and his experience as an international affairs Airman with the Royal

  • Airmen of Altus: SrA Kent Abbott

    Senior Airman Kent Abbott, 97th Force Support Squadron Military Personnel Flight apprentice at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, has been recognized as the Airman of the Month for December 2024. His dedication to supporting Airmen through retention, assignments, separations, and retirements ensures

  • 97th AMW Airmen participate in off-base STEAM fair

    Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing participated in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics fair with more than 160 sixth-grade students from seven schools across Southwest Oklahoma at Southwest Technology Center in Altus, Oklahoma, Jan. 22, 2025.

  • A day in the life of a 97 TRS MTL

    Step into a day in the life of Tech. Sgt. Mario Perez, 97th Training Squadron military training leader, as he mentors our future Airmen through their journey in technical training at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 7, 2024. The 97th TRS provides technical training for C-17 Globemaster III

  • The Hero We Need: Wendell Browne

    Wendell Browne, 97th Air Mobility Wing prevention specialist, is many things: a husband, a veteran, an aerospace physiology technician, current suicide prevention instructor, and possibly, Batman.

  • Altus AFB celebrates a century of air refueling

    The 54th and 56th Air Refueling Squadrons memorialized the centennial anniversary of air refueling with an in-air refueling flyover demonstration over Texas and Oklahoma landmarks, June 27, 2023.