Altus Air Force Base
| Altus Air Force Base | |||||||||||
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| Altus, Oklahoma in United States of America | |||||||||||
A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III of the 97th Air Mobility Wing based at Altus AFB. | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Website | www.altus.af.mil/ | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°39′59″N 099°16′05″W / 34.66639°N 99.26806°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943–present | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Jeffrey M. Marshall | ||||||||||
| Garrison | 97th Air Mobility Wing | ||||||||||
| Occupants | See Based units section for full list. | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: LTS, ICAO: KLTS, FAA LID: LTS, WMO: 0-20000-0-72352 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 421 m (1,382 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Altus 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.
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). 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.
Altus AFB was established in 1943 as Altus Army Airfield (AAF). The 97 AMW is commanded by Colonel Jeffrey M. Marshall with Vice Commander as Colonel Adam H. Rosado, and the Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Justin R. Brundage.