Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 10.23.2019
A new hazardous material rescue engine (Rescue 9) is seen parked in the Altus Air Force Base Fire Department on Oct. 23, 2019, at Altus AFB, Okla. Rescue 9 was backed into the station following a long-standing tradition where firemen, along with local community members, would push the fire cart back into the station themselves while the rest of the members put the horses up. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 10.23.2019
Airmen from across the 97th Air Mobility Wing help push a new hazardous material rescue engine (Rescue 9) into the Altus Air Force Base Fire Department, Oct. 23, 2019, at Altus AFB, Okla. The Altus AFB Fire Department and Airmen from across the base provided a hand to successfully push the truck into the station as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 10.23.2019
Airmen from across the 97th Air Mobility Wing help push a new hazardous material rescue engine (Rescue 9) into the Altus Air Force Base Fire Department, Oct. 23, 2019, at Altus AFB, Okla. The Altus AFB Fire Department welcomed Rescue 9 through a long-standing “housing” tradition that began in 1830 when horse drawn carriages, or fire carts, could not be backed into the fire station. (U.S.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 10.23.2019
U.S. Air Force Capt. Chaplain Ladron Thomas, the 97th Air Mobility Wing Protestant Services Chaplain, left, and Philip Fourroux, the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Chief, give a speech to Airmen attending the new fire truck housing ceremony, Oct. 23, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Before the new truck was backed into the station, Chief Fourroux gave a speech, followed by a prayer by......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 10.23.2019
The side of a new hazardous material rescue engine (Rescue 9) is seen parked in the Altus Air Force Base Fire Department on Oct. 23, 2019, at Altus AFB, Okla. New trucks and equipment such as Rescue 9 are an important addition to the Fire Department because they provides Airmen Warriors with the up to date resources they need to stay mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class......
