June 29, 2022 Outgoing 19th AF commander pays final visit to ‘Mighty 97th’ U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills, 19th Air Force commander, visited Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, for the last time June 23, 2022, before retiring after 31 years of service.
June 27, 2022 97th AMW command chief shares Purple Heart story, leadership lessons The smell of phosphorus and the sounds of screaming woke Staff Sgt. Cesar Flores from unconsciousness after his Security Forces convoy was hit with an improvised explosive device near Camp Bucca, Iraq, June 15, 2007.
June 23, 2022 A&FRC helps Airman buy car with cash The A&FRC financial program’s tips about saving money and taking out loans for large expenses helped Airman 1st Class Maria Juanico, 97th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, buy a car with cash.
June 17, 2022 New 97 AMW VPI targets Airman wellness, resiliency The 97th Air Mobility Wing recently welcomed a new violence prevention integrator, Susan Bradford, to help lead Airmen and their families towards a better quality of life at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
June 16, 2022 AAFB opens new suite-style dorm for junior Airmen Airmen and members of the Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, community gathered for the ceremonial ribbon cutting of a new 42,000-square-foot, 116-person dormitory, June 13, 2022.
June 15, 2022 97 MXS wins AETC competition with automated tool tracker Members of the 97th Maintenance Squadron participated in the Air Education and Training Command “iChallenge,” winning the $225,000 top prize to further develop software that helps aircraft maintainers keep track of tools found in toolboxes.
June 1, 2022 Altus Airmen, Fort Sill Soldiers airlift rocket system for training exercise Members of the 97th Operations Group and 97th Mission Support Group teamed up with Soldiers from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to complete a joint training exercise, May 25-26, 2022.
May 11, 2022 AAFB celebrates education at CCAF graduation Forty-three Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing received Community College of the Air Force degrees and 25 were presented their degrees during a graduation ceremony, April 29, 2022 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
May 9, 2022 AAFB DFAC back in action The Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, dining facility, Hangar 97, reopened April 28, 2022, after 12 months of renovation.
May 6, 2022 AAFB families participate in second annual fishing derby The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental team hosted its second annual fishing derby at the golf course fishing pond at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 29, 2022.