July 6, 2023 New "Impact" FD newsletter available now on AETC website The latest edition of the Force Development "Impact" newsletter is available now on the Air Education and Training Command website.
July 5, 2023 Commentary: Altus | ‘Fueling the Future’ at annual boom symposium I am Master Sgt. Brendan Balko, 97th Operations Group KC-135 Stratotanker chief evaluator boom operator. Ever since I was young, I knew I wanted to fly. My family has a history of service, both in and out of the military.
June 30, 2023 Altus AFB celebrates a century of air refueling The 54th and 56th Air Refueling Squadrons memorialized the centennial anniversary of air refueling with an in-air refueling flyover demonstration over Texas and Oklahoma landmarks, June 27, 2023.
June 30, 2023 Why I Stay: Staff Sgt. Zachary Horton Staff Sgt. Zachary Horton, 97th Security Forces Squadron unit training manager, originally from Mount Pleasant, Texas, started his Air Force career in January 2015, but knew from a young age he wanted to serve his country.
June 29, 2023 Maxwell | 42nd Operations Support Squadron conducts first austere landing zone exercise The 42nd Operations Support Squadron recently conducted a “proof of concept” Assault Zone exercise, a first of a kind for the Air Education and Training Command.
June 27, 2023 Dietrich assumes command of 82nd Training Wing U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. George “Dutch” T.M. Dietrich III took command of the 82nd Training Wing from Brig. Gen. Lyle Drew during a change of command ceremony presided over by Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson here June 27 2023.
June 27, 2023 Operation Centennial Contact: 100 Years of Aerial Refueling Excellence Air Education and Training Command commemorates 100 years of aerial refueling excellence with flyover demonstrations above iconic landmarks in Oklahoma and Texas, June 27.
June 23, 2023 Why I Stay: Staff Sgt. Douglas Gerrity Staff Sgt. Douglas Gerrity, 58th Airlift Squadron loadmaster instructor, chose to reenlist for another four years to continue his education in health science and achieve his dream of commissioning as a physical therapist.
June 22, 2023 97 OSS makes history with first weather balloon launch Airmen from the 97th Operations Group and the 97th Operations Support Squadron launched a high-altitude weather balloon from the Sooner Drop Zone on June 15, 2023.
June 21, 2023 Altus | Canadian students learn more about Southwestern Oklahoma culture Four Royal Canadian Air Force students from the 97th Training Squadron visited the Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus, Oklahoma, May 19, 2023, as part of an immersion into Southwestern Oklahoma culture and Altus Air Force Base history.