This category contains information on organizational units and activities on Altus AFB. It includes organization telephone contacts, basic safety and vehicle information, and items that are especially important or unique to this location. It also includes some basic statistics and history regarding the site.
MISSION:
Over the years Altus roles have evolved into four distinct missions. Our primary mission, as the nation's C-, C-17, C-141, and KC-135 Strategic Airlift and Air Refueling Training School, is to provide quality training to produce the finest combat-ready aircrew members--ensuring global reach for America.
In conjuction with our training mission, our instructor force maintains operation currency so that they, as highly-qualified, combat-ready aircrew members, can deploy to augment worldwide contingencies. We maintain approximately 550 mobility positions available for immediate worldwide deployment.
Finally, we act as the wartime aerial port of embankment for over 27,000 soldiers, and their associated equipment, from the U.S. Army, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, located 50 miles east of Lawton.
Population Served:
Total Assigned Military: 1925 Students: 463 Family Members: 2809 Retirees: 2056 Civilian Employees: 1544 appropriated/non-appropriated
HISTORY:
Altus Army Air Field began training pilots to fly twin-engine aircraft in 1943. Most of the 5,377 graduates served in Europe in World War II. The Army stopped using the field in 1945.
The Air force activated Altus Air Force Base in 1953. A Tactical Air Command troop carrier wing operated from Altus for ten months, then the Strategic Air Command assumed control of the base. It operated bomber and tanker aircraft and maintained 12 Altus F Inter-continental Ballistic Missile sites around southwestern Oklahoma.
Military Airlift Command assumed operations in 1968, making Altus the formal training base for C05s and C-14s. These large airplanes necessitated a major construction effort including a fuel dock, avionic repair shops, flight simulator, and alteration of the hangars.
The 443d Military Airlift Wing trained crews at Altus until 1992. hen the Air Force inactivate the 443d and activated the 97th Air Mobility Wing. In 1993 Military Airlift Command turned the wing and base over to Air Education and Training command. Soon after that the KC-135 Combat Crew Training School moved to Altus from Castle AFB, California.
The 97th Air Mobility Wing is new to the airlift mission, but has a long bomber/tanker history. The wing dates back to 1947 when the Air force activated it a Mile 26 Air field (later Eielson AFB), Alaska).
The 97 has operated several B-29 and B-47 variants, but flew B-52s for over 30 years. It also pioneered the use of boom-equipped tanker aircraft for the air refueling mission.
The wing has participated in many contingencies and wartime operations. B-52 and from the 97th flew the last bombing mission over Cambodia during the Southeast Asia conflict. Members of the 97th formed a provisional wing in England in 1991 and flew bombing missions against Iraq's elite Republican Guard.
City: Altus, AFB STATE: Oklahoma ZIP 73523-5001 Telephone COM: 580-481-6761 DSN: 866-6761 FAX: 580-481-6345
Comments: Major Command: Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Primary Weapon Systems: C-5. C-17, C-141B, KC-135R
Altus AFB: Installation
Installation Overview
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Name : 97MSS/DPF
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POC : Dave Hardison
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Address : 308 N. 1st St Ste 1201
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City : Altus AFB
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State : OK
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Zip : 73523-5001
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Phone : Com 580-481-6084
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Fax : Com 580-481-6699
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DSN Phone : 866-6084
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DSN Fax : 866-6699
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Email : david.hardison@altus.af.mil
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Comment :
Major Command: Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Primary Weapon Systems....... : C-5, C-17, C-141B, KC-135R
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Name : National Bank of Commerce
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Zip : 73521
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Phone : 580-477-1100
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Web Address : http://www.nbcok.com
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Comment :
Information on Altus AFB bank.
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Name : Red River Community Credit Union
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State : OK
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Zip : 73521
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Phone : 580-482-7965
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Email : redriver@intplsrv.net
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Web Address : http://www.intplsrv.net/redriver
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