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Egress

Firefighters from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron practice clearing a T-1 Jayhawk during egress training at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 8, 2015. Altus is the training base for U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft, U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft and soon to be U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus refueling aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs)
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Female Airman aspires for greatness

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julie Breault, 97th Security Forces Squadron response force leader entered the military March 1, 2011, guaranteed to be a member of security forces. Breault is a fourth generation service member, and aspires to be the first female Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. She chose the profession of security forces because she said she feels like she can make a difference as a defender. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs)
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Fire training

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Boyd, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight assistant chief of operations, prepares a structural live fire training room at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma,for joint training with firefighters from Altus and Frederick, June 24, 2015. During the training, roughly 30 new firefighters received their first hands-on training with a live fire exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs)
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Flight physiology

Capt. Amanda Burnette, 97th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace and operations physiologist, demonstrates the spinning motion of the Barany chair to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Gates, 58th Airlift Squadron operations flight chief, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 18, 2015. The Barany chair is specifically designed to help with spatial disorientation and air sickness management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J. Zuriel Lee)
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FOD

U.S. Air Force Airman Becca Fredericks, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations operator, checks for foreign objects of destruction around a bus before driving on the flightline at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 3, 2015. FOD walks must be done whenever a vehicle goes on the flightline to prevent objects like rocks and nails from being sucked in to the aircraft engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kirby Turbak)
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Hohn takes command at Altus Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, presents the 97th Air Mobility Wing guidon to U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Hohn, 97th AMW commander, during the 97th AMW Change of Command Ceremony at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 26, 2015. Hohn assumed command as the new wing commander where he will lead the Airmen of the base in supporting the mission of forging combat mobility forces and deploying Airmen warriors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos)
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Hohn takes command at Altus Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, presents the 97th Air Mobility Wing guidon to U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Hohn, 97th AMW commander, during the 97th AMW Change of Command Ceremony at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 26, 2015. Hohn assumed command as the new wing commander where he will lead the Airmen of the base in supporting the mission of forging combat mobility forces and deploying Airmen warriors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos)
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Joint Exercise

Soldiers prepare for takeoff in an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 27, 2015, on the flightline during Operation Viking at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Texas. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment participated in the air-landing exercise, which included setting up security, room clearing procedures and a mortar attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J. Zuriel Lee)
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Jump training

A Texas Army National Guard Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment walks up the cargo ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft in Austin, Texas, Jan. 23, 2015. Many of the Soldiers gear weighed up to 95 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Jump training

Texas Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment wait in the cargo hold of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft in Austin, Texas, before taking-off for a training jump Jan. 23, 2015. The Soldiers jumped from the aircraft using a static line method which deploys their chutes immediately as they exit the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Jump Training

Staff Sgt. Laura Bourdlais, C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft loadmaster with the 58th Airlift Squadron reels in empty lines from paratroopers’ deployed parachutes near San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 23, 2015. Loadmasters use a winch system when pulling in more than 10 lines. The Soldiers jumped from the aircraft using a static line method which deploys their chutes immediately as they exit the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Jump training

Texas Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Mark Briseno, jumpmaster, Able Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, helps another Soldier secure her parachute at Bergstrom Airport, Austin, Texas, Jan. 23, 2015. Approximately 160 Soldiers participated in a static line jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Jump Training

Texas Army National Guard Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment load into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft in Austin, Texas, Jan. 23, 2015. The joint exercise benefited U.S. Air Force loadmasters and National Guard paratroopers by helping them keep their proficiency of executing static line jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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MDG Logistics Flight supplies clinic, mission

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Christian Bond and Zach Brown, 97th Medical Group bioenvironmental medical equipment technicians, change a filter on a reverse-osmosis water treatment setup inside the dental clinic at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 13, 2015. Bond and Brown change the filters monthly to ensure the dental clinic has clean water for cleaning and sanitizing dental equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis)
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MDG Logistics Flight supplies clinic, mission

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martina Camacho, 97th Medical Group NCO in charge of the medical equipment management office, pushes a stack of equipment-storage bins back into place after conducting a routine inventory at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 13, 2015. The 97th MDG Logistics Flight stores emergency response supplies in the easy-to-access bins and routinely inventories them to ensure emergency response and mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis)
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MDG Logistics Flight supplies clinic, mission

Steve Redeker, 97th Medical Group warehouse material manager, accounts for medical supplies inside the medical group warehouse at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 13, 2015. Redeker ensures the items are not about to expire and that they received their entire order. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis)
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MDG Logistics Flight supplies clinic, mission

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christian Bond, 97th Medical Group bioenvironmental medical equipment technician, tests an automated external defibrillator as part of routine maintenance on the devices inside medical group warehouse at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 13, 2015. Every AED device on base is supplied and maintained by the logistics flight to ensure safety for personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis)
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Police Week

Travis Houska, a Jackson County reserve deputy, fires his weapon during the 2015 Altus Police Week Shootout at the Altus Police Department firing range, Altus, Oklahoma, May 12, 2015. Altus AFB participates in many events during Police Week, including a Gut-Check Challenge Obstacle Course, a Police Week shootout and precision driving training course. Over 45 people participated in the event and 12 teams competed, including members of the Altus Police Department, the Mangum Police Department, the Jackson County Sheriff’s office, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and Altus Air Force Base security forces Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs)
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Static line jump

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft loadmasters from the 58th Airlift Squadron prepare a C-17 for 80 paratroopers from the Texas Army National Guard, Bergstrom Airport, in Austin, Texas Jan. 23, 2015. Two C-17 crews from Altus AFB participated in a joint exercise with Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment in a static line jump to meet qualifications for loadmasters and paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Taser training

Members from the Altus Police Department and 97th Security Forces Squadron view a demonstration of how to perform a quick-reaction draw and fire using a Taser X26 non-lethal weapon during a joint training course at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 26, 2015. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Leach, a certified Taser Master Instructor, provided this training to 23 Altus Police Department officers for free, saving the City of Altus approximately $9,200 in training costs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Acs)
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