• 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 strengthens Japanese alliance through pilot refresher course

    Altus Air Force Base has played a key role in training the Japanese military since the beginning of the U.S.-Japan alliance in 1952. Today the 97th Air Mobility Wing continues to strengthen this partnership by training Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilots and boom operators on the KC-46 Pegasus,

  • 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.

  • 97th AMW celebrates newly inducted NCOs

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing celebrated a significant milestone by hosting its first ever noncommissioned officer induction ceremony at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 16, 2025.

  • Airmen of Altus: SrA Zachary Schweigart

    Get to know the Airman of the Month for November 2024, Senior Airman Zachary Schweigart, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck and refueling mechanic.

  • Happy Birthday Altus Air Force Base

    U.S. Air Force photo illustration created to celebrate the 82nd birthday of Altus Air Force Base. Established in 1943 during World War II, Altus began as a crucial training base and has since grown into a powerhouse for air mobility and global readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman

  • Living with loss

    The holidays have a way of magnifying everything: the joy, the laughter, the togetherness, but also the quiet ache of those who are no longer here.