AAFB Airmen mentor AHS students during Red Ribbon Week

Rafael Chapa, 97th Air Mobility Wing drug demand reduction program manager, and Maj. Carlo Tiano, 97th Medical Group pharmacy operations chief, speak to students following a Red Ribbon Week presentation at Altus High School, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2022. Airmen expressed the dangers of drugs and the effect they can have on the user’s body, legal discipline, the signs of overdosing and how the brain reacts to taking certain narcotics. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

AAFB Airmen mentor AHS students during Red Ribbon Week

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Delaney Maufroy, 97th Judge Advocate paralegal, speaks to students during a Red Ribbon Week presentation at Altus High School, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2022. Maufroy’s speech focused on the legal disciplines one must face after consuming, possessing or selling illegal substances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

AAFB Airmen mentor AHS students during Red Ribbon Week

Ellissa Lott, 97th Medical Group pharmacy technician, answers a student’s question during a Red Ribbon Week presentation at Altus High School, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2022. Lott spoke about the risk associated with consuming illegal drugs, including identifying the signs of an overdose and how drug use can damage the pain receptors in one’s brain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1sst Class Miyah Gray)

AAFB Airmen mentor AHS students during Red Ribbon Week

Rafael Chapa, 97th Air Mobility Wing drug demand reduction program manager, speaks to students during a Red Ribbon Week presentation at Altus High School, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2022. Chappa spoke about the dangers of vaping, marijuana and edibles, how they’re marketed to the youth and the long term effects they can cause. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

AAFB Airmen mentor AHS students during Red Ribbon Week

A student from Altus High School (AHS) asks a question during a Red Ribbon Week presentation at AHS, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2022. Red Ribbon Week is celebrated in the last week of October and is a time to spread awareness of the killing and destruction caused by drugs in America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

Altus | Photos: Airmen mentor AHS students during Red Ribbon Week

Published Oct. 28, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray
97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --

This year for Red Ribbon Week, Airmen from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, spoke at Altus High School to spread awareness of the dangers of drugs. Airmen expressed the dangers of drugs and the effects they can have on the user’s body, legal discipline, the signs of overdosing and how the brain reacts to taking certain narcotics. The Red Ribbon Campaign is the longest-running and largest anti-drug campaign in the United States. The ribbons are a symbol of the commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction caused by drugs.