Aug. 29, 2023 Moo-vin’ through Altus AFB: 25th Annual Cattle Drive Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing hosted the 25th Annual Cattle Drive at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 24, 2023.
May 18, 2022 Police Week: 97 SFS MWD’s stay deployment-ready Military working dog handlers and their canine partners are two sides of a sacred relationship. Together, they protect and defend Airmen through their matchless skill and unbreakable bond. For the dogs, it begins in their youth, as MWD handlers passionately and respectfully train their assigned dog
March 1, 2022 Commentary: Altus Airmen visit historic Black Wall Street in Tulsa At the beginning of summer in 1921, an estimated 75 to 300 black Tulsans were gunned down in the uniquely flourishing segregated Greenwood district, dubbed “Black Wall Street”. Roughly 10,000 were left homeless as their houses and businesses were burned to the ground. I was astounded to learn that
Jan. 20, 2022 97 AMW integrates with USAF Weapons School for capstone Members of two flying squadrons from the 97th AMW participated in capstone training for students enrolled in the United States Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 29-Dec. 9, 2021.
Dec. 1, 2021 97 LRS secretary celebrates Native American history and heritage Lela Julian, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron secretary and a member of the Sac and Fox tribe, was born and raised in Oklahoma. As such, she tries to spread awareness of Native American Heritage to the Altus Air Force Base community. To Julian, the events she organizes teach Native American
Aug. 26, 2021 Altus AFB continues tradition with annual cattle drive Airmen and family members looked on as cowboys and cowgirls from the Great Plains Stampede Rodeo drove dozens of longhorns and horses through Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 26, 2021.
July 26, 2021 Civil Air Patrol members visit Mobility's Hometown Eleven Civil Air Patrol members visited the 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), July 21, 2021, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
July 20, 2021 A-Team rolls out mobility airpower tire-by-tire Aircraft workers from the 97th Maintenance Squadron Configurations Flight prepare tires for aircraft at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 20, 2021.
May 4, 2021 AAFB Spark Cell connects 'A Galaxy Far, Far Away' with 'Mobility's Hometown' Senior Airman Aaron Yohannan, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities operator, and Airman 1st Class Aidan Clark, 97th Training Squadron boom operator student, dedicate their free time to creating Star Wars lightsabers, helmets, and other replicas at the Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma
April 14, 2021 2 civic leaders honored for their service to Mobility’s Hometown Col. Matthew Leard, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, inducted two new Friends of Altus during a ceremony at Club Altus on April 9 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Since the activation of Mobility’s Hometown as a multi-engine flight training school in 1943, one priority has been the community. A