Altus Air Force Base
Altus, Oklahoma

U.S. Air Force
O&M BTS


Altus Air Force Base is the U.S. Air Force's only Strategic Airlift and Air Refueling Training Center. It's primary mission is to provide quality training to produce the finest combat-ready aircrew members for the United States Air Force. The training at Altus is done in a three phase approach: Academic Phase, Simulator Phase, and Flying Phase.
Altus Air Force Base is located within the corporate city limits of its namesake, Altus. The base is 1,376 feet above sea level, approximately 3,500 acres in size, and has approximately 3,500 military members and 550 civilians assigned. On average, about 300-400 students are in training at any one time.
First Support Services is a Partner in Aurora Group Telecommunications, LLC with UKPIK Mechanical, Inc. of Anchorage, Alaska that provides:
All personnel, equipment, parts, materials, and services for O&M of BTS 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Functions included:
O&M and recurring support services for AT&T System 85 G2.2 DCO Switching System equipped with approximately 4,000 voice/data lines. O&M of LAN/Data Systems, all ancillary systems, inside/outside cable plant, approximately 50 key systems, service and all premise equipment moves, adds, and changes.