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Civil Air Patrol members visit Mobility's Hometown

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  • By 2nd Lt. Cameron Silver
  • 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.-- Eleven Civil Air Patrol members visited the 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), July 21, 2021, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The purpose of the visit was to get a firsthand look at Mobility’s Hometown and meet the Airmen carrying out the mission. The tour started with a wing mission brief and Q-and-A session with Col. Blaine Baker, 97th AMW commander. Other stops consisted of touring the air traffic control tower, the military working dog kennels, a C-17 Globemaster III ground trainer, Club Altus for lunch, and the Army and Air Force Exchange Services Base Exchange.