AETC/PA provides Altus Military Affairs Committee list of eligible units and contact information for Wing commanders.
• The Altus Military Affairs Committee manages and facilitates the award nomination process.
• The Altus Military Affairs Committee sends information to the Wing CC, AETC Civic Group Members, and the local Chambers of Commerce.
• The nomination package is to be prepared and submitted by the local community group that provides support to the AETC unit.
• Nomination package must be based on documented activities or projects that they have done in recent years. The award is announced during the first quarter of the following year.
NOMINATION PACKAGE FORMAT A printed binder is no longer required.
Please mail in a USB flash drive.
1. Executive summary – Chamber of Commerce description of the “why and how” of the community’s collaboration with the base, a summary of activities to be considered for the award, and a statement from the person submitting.
2. Letters of endorsement
3. Community description—Population, proximity to a metropolitan area, and a Base Description that includes an AETC Unit description and historical information, such as past awards (such as the Altus Trophy).
4. Military Affairs/Armed Services relations committee description, including membership composition and history of the program.
5. Supporting Supplementary Materials such as news/press coverage, magazine articles, and events that support the military and their families stationed at the installation.
SELECTION PROCESS
A Selection Panel of Altus Military Affairs Committee members will judge the entries to determine finalists. Former AETC Commanders will select a winner from those finalists. Altus will forward those results to AETC Public Affairs with the final approval given by the Air Education and Training Command Commander.
For additional information, contact Jenny Graves of the Altus Chamber of Commerce at (580) 482-0210 or by email at [email protected]
"This prestigious honor is awarded annually to recognize the Air Force community, which provides the finest support to its AETC Unit. This award is presented by the US Air Force Air Education Training Command in partnership with the Altus Military Affairs Committee. AETC/PA provides the Altus Military Affairs Committee with a list of eligible units and contact information for Wing Commanders. The nomination process is managed and facilitated by the Altus Military Affairs Committee."
Read their article on the Holloman Air Force Base website, click here.
Below are the packets submitted by the 2017 Altus Trophy finalists. Please feel free to review them if it will help you in compiling your packet, and congratulations to the winner for 2017 – KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE AND THE BILOXI BAY AREA!
You can also download the pdf version of the 2017 Altus Trophy Letter from the AETC Commander, which includes the 2017 Altus Trophy Nomination Process.
Previous winners include San Antonio, TX (2016); Montgomery, AL (2015); San Angelo, TX (2014); Enid, OK (2013); Del Rio, TX (2012); Wichita Falls, TX (2011); and Columbus, MS (2010).
SELECTION PROCESS
A Selection Panel of Altus Military Affairs Committee members will judge the entries and determine the finalists. Former AETC Commanders have also agreed to participate in the selection process and help choose from those finalists. Results are then forwarded to AETC Public Affairs with the final approval being given by the Air Education and Training Command Commander.
AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
The 2019 winner will be announced during the first quarter of 2020, and the traveling trophy will be awarded during a ceremony in the winning community.