Altus Air Force Base News

 

  • Forging Future Combat Mobility Airmen

    On April 20, 2019, members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing visited Provo, Utah and met with Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets to showcase the U.S. Air Force in action. ROTC is a college program offered at more than 1,700 colleges and universities across the United States to prepare young adults to

  • 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.

  • April Marks the Month of the Military Child at the 97 AMW

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing kicked off Month of the Military Child with a walking parade featuring members of the fire department, security forces and military children with their families, April 1, 2019. April is the Month of the Military Child - a time to honor the sacrifices made by military

  • 97 AMW Youth of the Year

    Hannah Bradley, daughter of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Denoah Bradley, 97th Mission Support Group deputy commander, and Kimberly Bradley was named the 97th Air Mobility Wing’s 2018 Youth of the Year. Being named Youth of The Year is the highest award a member of the Altus AFB Teen Programs can receive.

  • 97 AMW celebrates arrival of KC-46 Pegasus

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its first KC-46A Pegasus Feb. 8, 2019. The “Spirit of the Mighty 97th” was the first KC-46 to be delivered to the formal training unit at Altus Air Force Base.

  • Pegasus Wings its Way to 97 AMW

    Today, the 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its newest weapon system, the KC-46A Pegasus to the official training unit of the Air Force’s state-of-the-art tanker aircraft, Feb. 8, 2019.

  • Global airpower starts with practice

    Scenarios like these are what the Air Force trains for. With the training capabilities of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, scenarios like this are prepared for every day. The coordinated effort for training allows it to surpass standards and allows training to reach for the skies.

  • Caring for Spouses: a Deployed Spouse Spa Day

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing, in conjunction with the Southwest Technology Center and the United Services Organization, offered a free spa day for families with a deployed family member, Jan. 12, 2018, at the Southwest Technology Center, Okla.