ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - The 97th Air Mobility Wing has announced an active shooter exercise on Altus Air Force Base at L. Mendel Rivers Elementary School on Aug. 13, 2024.
According to military officials, exercises of this nature are critical for evaluating Department of Defense response actions to a lockdown incident and to prepare for this in the most realistic manner.
All base personnel and individuals should be prepared for the main gate to be closed for approximately 10 minutes between 10:00 a.m. and 10:10 a.m., according to the military base.
Base personnel, residents and visitors may also hear simulated gun fire and exercise alerts over the giant voice system between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
For further information about the exercise, contact the 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs office at (580) 481-7700.