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  • Jumping for joy: 58 AS supports Operation Toy Drop

    Eagerness, excitement, and adrenaline are written all over the faces of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve soldiers waiting to jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III hailing from Altus Air Air Force Base, Oklahoma. When their parachutes open and they hit the ground at the Sicily Drop Zone near Fayetteville,

  • AAFB SELs develop coping skills class to bolster mental health

    Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Joanne S. Bass recently discussed the importance of mental health care and supporting Airmen. Two senior enlisted leaders from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, followed suit by developing an 8-week course to help

  • DoD fire academy certifies SAFD

    The 312th Training Squadron assisted the San Angelo Fire Department in their annual Airport Rescue Fire Fighting certification training at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Dec. 8 - 9.

  • Altus | 97 MXS revitalizes CDDAR Program, improves emergency response

    Members of the 97th Maintenance Squadron improved the Crashed Disabled Damaged Aircraft Recovery Program by investing in a piece of equipment that enables the emergency management team at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to be better prepared for damaged aircraft recovery.

  • AETC officials design, educate force on new ‘Ready Airman Training’

    The reality of Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, the deployment model for presenting Airmen and airpower in support of the joint force, is well on its way only two months into Initial Operational Capability. One of the keys to ensuring the readiness necessary to sustain the model has been the

  • Maxwell | NCOA instructors help overhaul curriculum

    The first of its kind four-day Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education workshop began Nov. 28, with the goal of increasing instructor knowledge of curriculum development to enhance the quality of future changes.

  • Better together: AAFB, City of Altus win partnership award

    On Sept. 20, 2022 the Altus Community Partnership Program was recognized by the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Arlington, Virginia for their exemplary actions in building strong ties between the City of Altus and Altus Air Force Base.