97 AMW Airmen launch, protect 33 aircraft during severe weather flyaway

Photo By Senior Airman Trenton Jancze | U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dawson Williams, 97th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) airfield management shift lead, and Bradley Buckner, 97th OSS airfield management operations supervisor, monitor the flight line at the airfield management office at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 5, 2022. The 97th OSS provides direct mission support to all operational units in the 97th Air Mobility Wing, enabling the wing’s flying and aircrew student training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze)  

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, OK, UNITED STATES

05.05.2022

Story by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze 

97th Air Mobility Wing

Exactly 33 aircraft departed Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 3 to 4, 2022, to avoid a severe weather projection in the local area. The evacuation demonstrated Airmen's ability to safely and rapidly launch a large number of aircraft in a short time.

• Date Taken: 05.05.2022
• Date Posted: 05.05.2022 15:34
• Story ID: 420074
• Location: ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, OK, US