Altus Army Air Field began training pilots to fly twin-engine aircraft in 1943. At the end of World War II, the Army stopped using the field and it was closed in 1945. The Air Force activated Altus Air Force Base in 1953. A Tactical Air Command troop carrier wing operated from Altus for 10
Altus, OK Military BasesThe "Crossing the Red" statue depicts a cattle drover herding cattle across the Red River which flows just 30 miles south of Altus along the Oklahoma /
Altus, OK ArtsThe Museum of the Western Prairie examines the development of Southwest Oklahoma, the geographic area bounded by the North Fork of the Red River, the 100th Meridian and the Red River. The area, organized in 1873
Altus, OK MuseumsMangum was the boyhood home of Wilbanks Smith, an outstanding football player and wrestler. He and Mangum High School ...
Mangum's 9-hole public golf course is the best in this part of the state boasting well kept greens and fairways. There is als...