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  • AMC Civic Leaders See Altus AFB Mission

    Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, brought 17 of his AMC civic leaders to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 26-28, 2023, to experience the “Mighty 97th” and its mobility aircrew training pipeline.

  • 97 AMW hosts wing training day

    Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing hosted a wing-wide training day at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 12, 2023. The day included a run on the flight line, wing and group photos, and ended with squadrons conducting additional unit-specific training. The wing utilizes quarterly training days

  • Mothers from the ‘Mighty 97th’

    For Mother’s Day, the Mighty 97th is celebrating all mothers around Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Altus AFB honors both the many mothers who raised the brave men and women serving our country in uniform and those mother’s serving in uniform.

  • 173rd FW Airmen prepare for wildland fire season

    Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing spent five days preparing to fight wildland fires and be ready if the Oregon Governor needs to call upon them this summer. The Oregon Department of Forestry trained 20 Airmen in the Red Card certification process May 3-7, 2023.

  • 56th Fighter Wing hosts Haboob Havoc at Barry M. Goldwater Range

    Haboob Havoc is a total force competition that provides an opportunity for pilots from various bases to demonstrate their skills across a diverse range of aircraft while also testing their abilities in different mission sets such as simulated dogfighting, strafing, and gun runs.

  • Det. 62 - Small Detachment, Big Impact for AETC's 2022 Team of the Year

    In its short existence, Air Education and Training Command’s Detachment 62 has had an outsized impact on the electric vertical take-off and lift (eVTOL) landscape across the nation. Partnerships across industry and the government have been key to success for Det. 62, who was recently recognized as