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Altus officials temporarily relocate aircrew training

February 8th, 2010
Altus Air Force Base officials temporarily ordered three KC-135 Stratotankers and three C-17 Globemaster IIIs along with 67 aircrew and maintenance members to Lackland AFB, Texas, Feb. 4 to resume limited aircrew training operations.
 
Aircrew training at Altus AFB came to a halt when a severe ice storm swept through the base Jan. 28, knocking out power to the base.

"This ice storm has had a major impact on our training operation," said Col. Ty Thomas, the 97th Air Mobility Wing commander. "Our first challenge was to get power back to our housing areas and ensure our families were stable, then we had to get started on a return to training."
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