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Air Education and Training Command

AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

U.S. Air Force Col. Blaine Baker, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, addresses wing leaders and the Commander in Chief Installation Excellence Award evaluation team in the wing conference room at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 19, 2023. During the visit, base leaders portrayed the installation as "the little engine that could" and as a unit that "punches well above their weight class" in regards to resource utilization and mission execution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

U.S. Air Force Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, helps load a parachute at the “rigging barn” at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 20, 2023. The 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron provides combat-ready Airmen by executing the Wing’s contingency and deployment programs supporting wartime, peacetime, and humanitarian operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

Judy Mott, 97th Force Support Squadron school liaison program manager, talks about L. Mendel Rivers Elementary at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Brian Hartless, Air Force director of engineers, and Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, Jan. 19, 2023. Oklahoma Senator James Lankford, after personally touring Rivers Elementary, helped secure funding to repair, improve safety, and provide general renovations needed to improve the school's learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

Don Mitchell, 97th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems flight chief, gives a presentation to U.S. Air Force Col. Catherine Barrington, 90th Missile Wing commander, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 19, 2023. The 97th MXS is comprised of five flights that provide on-and-off equipment aircraft and component maintenance to ensure safe, reliable aircraft for the 97th Air Mobility Wing’s 43 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

Scott Weaver, 97th Maintenance Squadron corrosion section chief, shows U.S. Air Force Col. Catherine Barrington a wheel well in Hangar 285 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 20, 2013. Airmen from the 97th Maintenance Group recently developed a new method of creating its own KC-46 Pegasus wheels - the first unit in the U.S. Air Force to do so. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Adrienne Warren, 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, listens to 97th Air Mobility Wing Airmen at a breakfast at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 20, 2023. Base leaders chose to show Warren facilities like the Child Development Center and the Military and Family Readiness center to demonstrate their dedication to creating a base where families can thrive. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Charlie Nichols)

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AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

Col. Catherine Barrington, 90th Missile Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Adrienne Warren, 32nd Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, pose in front of a sign in the child development center (CDC) at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 20, 2023. Karrie Garrett, 97th Force Support Squadron CDC director, gave Barrington and Warren a full tour of the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Riner, 97th Medical Group (MDG) independent medical duty technician, observes Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, perform endotracheal intubation on a manikin at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 20, 2023. Airmen from the 97th MDG provides prevention-oriented healthcare to more than 9,500 beneficiaries in the local community. (courtesy photo by 1st Lt. Carla Gonzalez)

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Rodger Kerr, Altus Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, meets U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Brian Hartless, Air Force director of engineers, at the military spouse coworking space at Altus, Oklahoma, Jan. 20, 2023. Base and community leaders worked together to create the spouse coworking space in June 2021 to provide a dedicated place for military spouses to mingle with the local community, network with local employers, and focus on their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Charlie Nichols)

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Heath Sirmon, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron installation housing manager, presents a storyboard of a generator at Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, Jan. 19, 2022. The generator provides electrical power for every industrial part of Altus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dylan King, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels information service center section chief, presents a petrol tank to Brig. Gen. Brian Hartless, Air Force director of engineers, Col. Marcus Jackson, Buckley Space Force Base commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Adrienne Warren 32nd Air Expeditionary Wing command chief at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 19, 2022. The 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels flight enables a flying mission that boasts the world's busiest heavy traffic pattern, its busiest night-vision goggle assault runway, the most "touch-and-go" landings and more in-air refueling contacts than anywhere else in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)

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AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

The Commander in Chief Installation Excellence Award evaluation team and 97th Air Mobility Wing command team pose for a photo at Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, Jan. 20, 2023. U.S Air Force Brig. Gen. Brian Hartless, Air Force director of engineers, and his team of evaluators toured different agencies across Altus AFB, while Airmen and community leaders had the opportunity to share what makes Altus unique. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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Altus | Photos: AAFB leaders showcase mission, Airmen to CINC IEA team

Published Jan. 27, 2023
By Senior Airman Trenton Jancze
97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --

For two days, Altus Air Force Base Airmen and surrounding community members showcased why they believe they deserve the 2023 Commander in Chief Installation Excellence Award Jan. 19-20, 2023. Brig. Gen. Brian Hartless, Air Force director of engineers, and his team of evaluators toured different agencies across AAFB, while Airmen and community leaders had the opportunity to share what makes Altus unique. The CINC IEA recognizes “the outstanding efforts of the people who operate and maintain Department of Defense installations and who have done the best with their resources to support the mission.”