Air Force Features

Oct. 21, 2022
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
July 1, 2022
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 25, 2022
VCSAF, former 97 AMW leaders return for first ‘Legacy of the Spear’

To commemorate the event, 11 previous commanders and four previous command chiefs returned to Altus AFB to participate in discussion panels, visit various base facilities, recognize Airmen, and celebrate the wing’s heritage.
July 29, 2021
Altus AFB ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ group targets education, discourse

The Diversity and Inclusion Working Group at Altus Air Force Base was established in March 2020. It was tasked with providing a foundation for understanding and long-term change for Airmen.
March 23, 2021
Mission, culture at heart of CMSAF visit to Altus AFB

Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass during a visit to Altus Air Force Base March 2.
May 27, 2020
AFCEC consolidates program to maximize lethality, readiness

The Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program uses agreements with eligible entities, like cities and land trusts, to cost share mutually beneficial land easements within priority impact areas.
April 8, 2020
Airmen, volunteers at Altus AFB unite to create masks to fight COVID-19

After Secretary of Defense Mark Esper released new guidance on the use of cloth face coverings on April 5, more than 45 Airmen and dependents from the 97th Air Mobility Wing volunteered to quickly create and distribute face masks throughout the wing April 6 at Altus Air Force Base.
Oct. 29, 2019
62nd AW delivers humanitarian aid to Honduras

The 62nd Airlift Wing transported 83,160 pounds of rice, costing almost $120,000 to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 25.
July 30, 2019
USDA creates program to protect predatory birds, Airmen

The 97th Air Mobility Wing Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH, program, expanded with the addition of the Predatory Bird Relocation Program.
Feb. 11, 2019
Airmen, dignitaries celebrate KC‐46 arrival

Reserve Airmen assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron, dignitaries and Air Force leaders accepted the new KC‐46A Pegasus during a historic arrival celebration Feb. 8 at Altus Air Force Base.
Feb. 8, 2019
Pegasus Wings its way to 97th AMW

The 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its newest weapon system, the KC-46A Pegasus, to the official training unit of the Air Force’s state-of-the-art tanker aircraft at Altus Air Force Base, Feb. 8.
Nov. 28, 2018
Air Force Spark Tank winning idea takes next step at 97th AMW

Positioned next to every KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator in training is an instructor lying on a pad in the boom pod guiding them through training.
June 29, 2018
KC-46 Training Summit helps set timeline for Air Force

McConnell Air Force Base hosted its fifth KC-46 Pegasus Maintenance Training Summit to define training timelines and expected progression based on aircraft delivery.
Sept. 22, 2017
On the Road: Chaplain's journey to higher calling

(This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)In Abak, Nigeria, Dec. 8, 1974, a mother, nine-months pregnant, feels that her baby is ready to arrive. The duration of the journey to the hospital is
Sept. 2, 2016
Around the Air Force: Sept. 2

On this look around the Air Force, the KC-135 Stratotanker celebrates 60 years of service, a new KC-46A Pegasus training center opens its doors, and a preview of this month's Airman magazine is available.

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