Altus Air Force Base

Altus Air Force Base became operational in January 1943 to train pilots to fly multiengine aircraft during World War II. The base was deactivated in 1945, but then reactivated in 1953 to train transport plane pilots. Pilots flying B-47 and B-52 bombers received training there for several years. In 1967, the US Air Force began training pilots flying the C-141 Starlifter and the gigantic C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft at Altus Air Force Base. In 1996 the Air Force added training for the C-17 Globemaster III. At this time, the base is considered to be the nation's premier air mobility training location.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · United States