Home of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma is located about four miles from the city of Altus. The base has multiple missions including operation of the Strategic Airlift and Air Refueling Training School for KC-46 Pegasus, C-17 Globemaster III, and KC-135 Stratotanker crews. Find information about including the main commercial and DSN numbers … [Read more...] about Altus Air Force Base
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McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) is responsible for “cradle-to-grave” duties for conventional munitions. Located in southeast Oklahoma roughly 85 miles south of Tulsa, Oklahoma and 120 miles away from Oklahoma City and Tinker Air Force Base there, MCAAP “provides Centralized Ammunition Management” according to the official site. MCAAP is also responsible for training … [Read more...] about McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Fort Sill is home to the oldest continuously operating airfield in U.S. Army history. Located in Oklahoma 85 miles away from Oklahoma City, the fort has a rich legacy of Army history stretching back to the 1800s. On any given day, there are roughly nine thousand trainees at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, attending basic training, advanced individual training (AIT), and other types of … [Read more...] about Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Vance Air Force Base
Vance Air Force Base is located roughly 65 miles northwest of Oklahoma City and Tinker Air Force Base; Vance AFB is a comparatively smaller operation but it has a very important mission; training military pilots across the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Flight training operations at Vance also include flight operations for pilots from other nations. Find information … [Read more...] about Vance Air Force Base