June 30, 2023 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.
May 10, 2022 AAFB Airmen host 42nd annual boom operator symposium Airmen from the Altus Boom Association hosted the 42nd Annual Boom Operator Symposium at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 29-30, 2022. Boom operators from around the world celebrated in the time-honored tradition.
May 4, 2022 97 OG Airmen execute Task Force Red Mammoth Airmen from the 97th Operations Group at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, conducted Task Force Red Mammoth at Kelly Airfield, Texas, Roswell Airport, New Mexico and Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 25-29, 2022.
Nov. 8, 2021 552nd OG visits 56th ARS to discuss interoperability improvements, combat readiness Members of the 552nd Operations Group from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, visited Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, for a “crosstalk” with members from the 56th Air Refueling Squadron. The visit was to learn more about the KC-46 Pegasus and E3 Sentry interoperability.