25 Sep 2020

22nd Annual Cattle Drive kicks off Flying Rodeo

The 97th Air Mobility Wing hosted the 22nd Annual Cattle Drive on September 25, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base.

23 Sep 2020

97th Air Mobility Wing POW/MIA Recognition Day

As part of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day the 97th Air Mobility Wing held a 24-hour remembrance run, Sept. 18-19, 2020.

22 Sep 2020

97 AMW celebrates 73 years of airpower, at any distance

Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing celebrated the U.S. Air Force’s 73rd Birthday with the 2020 Air Force Birthday Celebration, September 19, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

15 Sep 2020

CES Airmen remove runway rubber, ensures aircrew safety

The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron Dirt Boyz removed rubber buildup on the runway leftby aircraft tires during takeoffs and landings September 12, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base,Oklahoma.

11 Sep 2020

97 AMW vice commander, mobility students remember 9/11

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Pavelshack, the 97th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, spoke to mobility students from the 97th Training Squadron during their final formation September 11, 2020 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

11 Sep 2020

Service, sacrifice and remembrance: 97 AMW honors 9/11

The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The purpose of the ceremony was to honor the firefighters, law enforcement officers, and medical responders who lost their lives on this day 19 years ago during the attacks on 9/11.

3 Sep 2020

Altus NCOA graduates excel in new virtual format

Two NCOs from the 97th Air Mobility Wing recently completed their NCO Academy coursework all from the comfort of their homes. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Seth Roese with the 97th Operation Support Squadron and Tech. Sgt. Corey Targos with the 97th Training Squadron are members of only the second class to have undergone this new virtual format.

27 Aug 2020

Aircraft attendants preserve readiness through cleanliness

Training exceptional mobility Airmen is a team effort and no one performs their role more cleanly than aircraft attendants from the 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

24 Aug 2020

97 MDG calls for patients, strengthen partnership program

The 97th Medical Group is soliciting Airmen, families and retirees to be a member of the Patient and Family Partnership Council at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

21 Aug 2020

From mission to mayor; citizen Airman serves community in, out of uniform

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Douglas Jeffrey, the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron commander at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, has always aimed to leave things better than he found it. Jeffrey has carried this philosophy not only throughout his Air Force career, but also while serving as the Mayor of Vernon, Texas, from 2018 to 2020.