Denton Airlift Support Mission

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Airman 1st Class Marcus Iannacchione, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation apprentice, directs a forklift operator into a pallet loaded with bags of rice during the Denton airlift support mission here, Dec. 19, 2012. The 97th LRS Air Operations flight supported the mission by compiling pallets containing over 140,000 pounds worth of food for citizens in Haiti. The food was provided by Operation Ukraine, a relief organization that distributes food and essential supplies around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

Boom operators in training

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.— Airman 1st Class Ronald Fallows, 97th Training Squadron boom operator student, uses the boom operator simulator to practice refueling an aircraft Jan. 12, 2012 at the KC-135 Aircrew Training facility. Boom operator students must complete 12 missions in the simulator during their four months of training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leandra D. Stepp / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Released)

Soul Food Sampler

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Reverend Robert Bostic speaks at the African-American/Black History month Soul Food Sampler lunch at the Freedom Community Center here Feb. 28. Rev. Bostic shared some of the history of African-Americans during the Civil War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer D. Seidl / Released 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

Rodeo Team Tour 2010

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Col Wyn Elder, 97th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, poses for a group photo with The Great Plains Stampede Rodeo Team in front of a KC-135 during a base tour Aug. 27. The rodeo team met with and entertained service members and their families around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Cherice Bryant / Released / 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs)

Cattle Drive

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – A herd of longhorn cattle exit Altus Air Force Base after the annual cattle drive ends August 26. The cattle drive tradition started Aug. 26, 1999 with 15 riders driving a herd of about 30 longhorn cattle through the streets of Altus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Arnold/Released 97th Air Mobility Wing – Public Affairs)

Cattle Drive

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – 97th Air Mobility Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Bob Austin lets kids pet horse during the cattle drive on Altus Air Force Base August 26. The annual cattle drive is one of the unique things about Altus Air Force Base and it is a tradition that brings together the base, local population, and a number of longhorn cattle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Arnold/Released 97th Air Mobility Wing – Public Affairs)