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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

Altus Army Air Field serves as the training base for “Advanced Flying” for twin engine aircraft, 1944. Altus Air Force Base began as a twin engine training base in World War II and since then has supported many air mobility, missile, and training missions as well as routinely deployed Airmen and aircraft overseas and to humanitarian missions. (Courtesy Photo)
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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

Students from Altus schools pose with the Memphis Belle, in 1946 at Altus Army Air Field. The famous World War II bomber was stored in Altus AAF briefly after the war. Altus Air Force Base began as a twin engine training base in World War II and since then has supported many air mobility, missile, and training missions as well as routinely deployed Airmen and aircraft overseas and to humanitarian missions. (Courtesy Photo)
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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a C-5 Galaxy, both stationed at Altus Air Force base in the 1960’s. KC-135s have been stationed in Altus AFB since 1958 and the C-5 served at Altus as an air mobility squadron and formal training unit for a total 38 years. (Courtesy Photo)
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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

U.S. Air Force Col. Audrin R. Walker, 96th Bomb Wing commander, delivers Altus Air Force Base’s first B-47 named “City of Altus”, April 19, 1955. Altus AFB began as a twin engine training base in World War II and since then has supported many air mobility, missile, and training missions as well as routinely deployed Airmen and aircraft overseas and to humanitarian missions. (Courtesy Photo)
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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

With its flat terrain, steady winds and mild winters (for the most part), Altus was an ideal location for a training troop-transport and cargo pilots. It wouldn’t be until 1943 that the first planes would take to the skies. During their training in the World War II days, pilots spent about seven weeks learning to operate the twin-engine AT-10 before moving onto bombers and cargo aircraft. (Courtesy Photo)
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5 hours of work; 15 seconds of action

Airman 1st Class Shranil Kumar, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery specialist rigger, uses a video camera to film as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III prepares to drop a cargo platform, May 4, 2016, Duke, Okla. Riggers build each platform used for loadmaster air drop training from the ground up, including packing the parachutes, securing the cargo, loading it into the aircraft and recovering it after it has landed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Clark)
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The Quevy's

Master Sgt. Alan and Cherry Quevy have spent a 20-year career learning to be resilient. Through seven deployments and more than five total years in accumulated days apart, the Quevy family have figured out how to deal with the stressors of military life together. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Altus AFB strengthens capabilities in multi-base exercise

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft takes off, March 4, 2016, from the flightline of Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Eight refueling and cargo aircraft from the base flew in support of the Altus Air Force Base Quarterly Exercise Program (ALTEX) which was established to enhance aircrew instructor opportunities and provide exposure to realistic and emerging tactical scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis/Released)
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97th OSS OSA

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Isaih Arnold, 97th Operation Support Squadron airfield management shift lead, monitors construction out on the flightline, Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Feb. 19, 2016. Airfield management is responsible for keeping the flightline safe and ensuring that takeoffs and landings go without incident. (The restricted area badge was altered for operation security.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kirby Turbak/Released)
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Aircrew Flight equipment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Will Flores-Saez, 97th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects and prepares a flight helmet and mask for an aircrew member, Feb. 17, 2016, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Aircrew flight equipment supplies aircrew with any necessary safety or operational gear and maintains and services any equipment that has been damaged. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark/Released)
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9/11

Members of the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and 97th Medical Group fold a flag during the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 11, 2015. Each fold of the flag represented a group of people who were strongly affected from the events of Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kirby Turbak)
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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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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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Cattle drive

A herd of longhorn cattle are led through the streets of Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, by local ranchers and riders during the annual Altus AFB cattle drive, Aug. 20, 2015. The cattle drive tradition started in 1999 with 15 riders and a herd of roughly 30 longhorn cattle parading through the streets of Altus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs)
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Cattle drive

U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Hohn, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, speaks with children during the annual 17th-Annual Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Cattle Drive, Aug. 20, 2015. The cattle are driven approximately 3.5 miles through the base and housing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs)
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Cattle drive

Col. Todd Hohn, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. James Powell III, 97th AMW command chief, participate in the 17th-Annual Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Cattle Drive. The first Altus AFB cattle drive was held in 1999 with 15 riders and a herd of roughly 30 longhorn cattle parading through the streets of Altus AFB and has been a tradition ever since. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs)
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Cattle drive

A herd of longhorn cattle are driven past a static display of a U.S. Air Force C-47 Skytrain during the 17th Annual Cattle Drive on Altus Air Force Base, Aug. 20, 2015. Approximately 30 longhorn cattle were herded throughout the base on route to the 38th Annual Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Great Plains Stampede Rodeo in Altus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis)
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Cattle drive

A herd of longhorn cattle graze at the Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, softball field in preparation for the annual Altus AFB cattle drive, Aug. 20, 2015. The cattle drive kicked off the 38th-Annual Great Plains Stampede Rodeo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs)
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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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