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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

An Altus High School student observes benthic macroinvertebrates under a microscope at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. Benthic macroinvertebrates have a range of pollution tolerances, which is helpful in identifying pollutants organically versus taking lab samples. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

Students from Altus Junior High School play with a robot provided by Altus Air Force Base’s (AAFB) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Council at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. AAFB Airmen hosted a STEM fair for approximately 1,100 local junior and high school students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

A student from Altus Junior High School tries on a Level A hazardous material (HAZMAT) suit at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. Level A HAZMAT suits are utilized by members of the 97th Civil Engineering Squadron’s Readiness and Emergency Management Flight to protect the wearer from hazardous chemicals, biological agents and radioactive materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

Airman 1st Class Gabriella Lopez, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, helps an Altus Junior High School Student operate the FLAIM trainer at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. The FLAIM Trainer simulates fires and other hazardous scenarios virtually to help firemen prepare for real-life events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

A crawfish is displayed in formalin at a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fair, held at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. Crawfish are considered benthic macroinvertebrates, or small aquatic animals with no backbone, which are studied to test water pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

From left, Staff Sgt. Destiny Savini and Tech. Sgt. Andres Posada, 97th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog handlers, demonstrate threat neutralization at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. Military working dogs are trained for many purposes such as tracking, attacking, search and rescue missions and detecting explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

Christie Rogers, Altus High School director of student services, displays preserved organs for students to observe at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. Rogers explained to the students the purpose and importance of dissection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

Senior Airman Taylor Riner, 97th Medical Group family practice medical technician, demonstrates how to use an epinephrine pen to a group of students from Altus Junior High School at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. Riner’s display showed phlebotomy, injections and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

Nathan Bucholzer, 97th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician (NDI), explains his job to a group of Altus Junior High School students at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. NDIs test for defects in structures, vessels and vehicles using different techniques including ultrasonic, electromagnetic and dye penetrant testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

An Altus Junior High School student hugs a Meccano robot at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. Altus Air Force Base’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Council provided two different types of robots and a drone for this year’s STEM fair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

Students from Altus Junior High School use a virtual reality (VR) system operated by students and instructors of the 97th Training Squadron at Altus High School, Altus, Oklahoma, March 30, 2022. The students received the opportunity to simulate in-flight refueling of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB Airmen host STEM fair for local schools

Published April 5, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray
97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

On March 30, 2022, the Altus Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Council partnered with local schools to host a STEM fair at Altus High School for students grades six through 12. The purpose of the council is to help streamline on-base and base-supported STEM Education Programs and Activities for K-12 education in the Altus area and the surrounding school districts. STEM education provides knowledge and problem solving skills by focusing on connecting classroom learning to the real world. The STEM fair included approximately 20 immersive activities, 60 volunteers and more than 1,100 student attendees.