Altus- Automatic government spending cuts are just a week away this morning and Altus Air Force Base is bracing for the potential devastating impact.
If the sequestration goes into effect on March 1st, officials say mobility training could be severely impacted and advanced pilot and instructor training will be cut back. They also say flight training will be expected to stand down at the end of the summer.
There are more than one-thousand civilian employees at Altus AFB who could be furloughed. Officials say they have already taken actions to help offset the effects of the cuts, that includes an Air Force-wide temporary hiring freeze and limits on non-mission critical expenses, such as temporary duty assignments and visits that are not mission-critical.
So far Fort Sill and local chamber of commerce officials have not commented on the potential local impact.
Monday, June 17 2013 11:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:35:44 GMT
LAWTON, Okla_Summer time is the season for picnics in the park and barbecues with friends, but do you ever stop to think if the food you're eating is safe? Each year 48-million Americans get sick from
Summer time is the season for picnics in the park and barbecues with friends, but do you ever stop to think if the food you're eating is safe?
Monday, June 17 2013 11:01 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:01:48 GMT
As advertised, today was exceptional with lots of sunshine and comfy temperatures. We'll repeat it tomorrow before turning a bit unsettled at times next week.l
Monday, June 17 2013 9:42 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:42:32 GMT
Lawton_The FBI says the woman suspected of robbing a Arvest Bank in Lawton turned herself in Monday afternoon to agents at the Federal Courthouse in Lawton. Silvana Warren was identified as the suspect
The FBI says the woman suspected of robbing a Arvest Bank in Lawton turned herself in Monday afternoon to agents at the Federal Courthouse in Lawton.
Monday, June 17 2013 9:02 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:02:15 GMT
Lawton- Defense attorneys are expected to present arguments Monday in a bid to save Mica Martinez' life. Comanche County jurors are deciding whether the man they convicted of killing Carl and Martha Miller
Testimony has ended in the penalty phase of the Mica Martinez trial. He was convicted Thursday in the 2009 murders of Carl and Martha Miller at their home near Cache.
Monday, June 17 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:57:05 GMT
Lawton_THE NEPHEW OF THE MAN WHO CREATED THE ORIGINAL SCULPTURE WHICH THE TAG DEPICTS, LIVES IN LAWTON, AND HE SAYS HE THINKS THE CONTROVERSY IS ODD. LAST WEEK, WE REPORTED THAT AN OKLAHOMA CITY MINISTER
The family of the man who created the "Sacred Rain Arrow" image on Oklahoma's official license plate is speaking out about the controversy surrounding it.
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