Supports worldwide USAF taskings with deployment ready personnel and equipment.
Provides mission, infrastructure, and community quality of life support for personnel and all assigned organizations on Altus AFB. Provides air traffic control and weather forecasting for flying operations. Sustains Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker and Boeing KC-46 Pegasus airland, airdrop and air refueling mobility forces, providing global reach for combat and contingency operations. Plans and executes C-17 and KC-135 formal school, initial and advanced specialty training programs for up to 3000 students annually.
The 97 AMW consists of the following major units: The Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Randy Kay II. The 97 AMW commander is Colonel Blaine L. The wing's mission is to provide C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-46 Pegasus formal initial and advanced specialty training programs for up to 3,000 flight crew and aircraft maintenance students annually.Īltus AFB was established in 1943 as Altus Army Airfield (AAF). The host unit at Altus AFB is the 97th Air Mobility Wing (97 AMW), assigned to the Nineteenth Air Force (19 AF) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). Source: Federal Aviation Administration Īltus Air Force Base ( Altus AFB, AAFB) ( IATA: LTS, ICAO: KLTS, FAA LID: LTS) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east-northeast of Altus, Oklahoma. IATA: LTS, ICAO: KLTS, FAA LID: LTS, WMO: 0-2352
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