Staff Sgt. Nicole Curran with one of the children from the Nizhanchuisk Orphanage. Curran is the new liaison between the Humanitarian Assistance office at the Transit Center at Manas and the principal at the orphanage. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Staff Sgt. Nicole Curran, a member of the 71st Operations Support Squadron/Operations Support Weather team, is currently deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. read more...
First Lt. Marc Finnegan stands in front of the MC-12W Liberty, one of the U.S. Air Forces newest intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, while in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Balad, Iraq. Finnegan was the first 71st Flying Training Wing Joint Undergraduate Specialized Pilot Training graduate assigned to the MC-12 W to return to Vance Air Force Base from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
Three pilots at Vance have earned a place in history as part of the first group to fly the Air Force’s MC-12W Liberty, one of the newest intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms, in both Iraq and Afghanistan. read more...
The Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps has unveiled an Air Force legal assistance Web site. Next time you need a will, power of attorney or just have a legal question, visit www.aflegalassistance.com. read more...
Vance will host the Area 6 Special Olympics on base March 25. Volunteers are needed for registration, facilities, track athletics, field athletics, wheelchair athletics, Olympic village, awards and volunteer registration. read more...
Senior Airman Kanita Pruitt (left) and Senior Airman Bethany Lawton, cut the cake during the Vance Women’s History Month kickoff event held Wednesday in the atrium of Bldg. 500. (U.S. Air Force photo)
March is Women’s History Month, a time for women to be honored and remembered. The theme this year is “Writing Women Back into History.”
This year’s theme focuses on women, most of whom will never be written about, because they are mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, teachers, caregivers and the lady down the street who makes the best homemade pies.
Women’s History Month highlights the contributions of notable and ordinary women, in hopes that the day will soon come when it’s impossible to teach history without remembering these contributions.
America’s spirit has been challenged these past few years and it is more important than ever to acknowledge those women who’ve helped during the country’s struggle. read more...
Airman 1st Class Ben Ekblad, an emergency actions controller with the 71st Flying Training Wing command post, is the Wing Airman of the Month for February.
Vance is Ekblad's first assignment and he has been here almost two years. read more...
Ever since I pinned on chief, I have been asked a number of times — “What does it take to make chief?” After some consideration, my answer has always been — “Do the right thing for the right reason.”
That answer usually brings a look of puzzlement. read more...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) — Good oral health is an important part of maintaining overall health and a military retiree’s access to dental coverage doesn’t end when they hang up their uniform. read more...
At the halfway point of the 2010 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Vance, 80 percent of eligible contributors have been contacted and more than $15,000 has been donated, said Capt. read more...
Jennifer Block, pictured with daughter, Alexus, (right) and son, Marcus, (left) is Air Education and Training Command’s winner of the 2010 Joan Orr Spouse of the Year Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) — Officials from the 853rd Electronic Systems Group here are working to improve the transportability and deployability of instrument landing systems with an upcoming request for proposal for a deployable instrument landing system, or D-ILS.
An instrument landing system is a precision-approach system that consists of hardware, including antennas and electronics, and a software application.
“Having a mobile ILS system in the Air Force inventory will provide warfighters in theater with three major capabilities: the ability to convert a bare base into an operating airfield, the ability to augment an existing airfield or the ability to temporarily restore ILS capabilities at damaged airfields during humanitarian operations,” said Col. read more...
Richard Barry at his NASA work station uses a ditherless quadrature phase detector to find exoplanet 10s of trillions of miles from the Earth’s solar system. Barry credited the Air Force and a Community College of the Air Force degree for his academic and professional achievement. (Courtesy photo)
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) — As a young teen gazing silently at the stars from a vantage point on Canada’s Georgian Bay some 250 miles from his home in St. read more...
Rich Stepler and Don Stroud, Wright “B” Flyer pilots, performed a demonstration flight of their “Brown Bird” Tuesday over MacArthur Parade Ground at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lance Cheung)
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (AFNS) —Servicemembers and civilians remembered 100 years of military flight Tuesday during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration. read more...
This is a journal from 2nd Lt. Lynn Aird, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-14. read more...
Nick Nowland (center) celebrates after swimming to the island Feb. 27 at Crosslin Park Lake during the third annual Warren Edds Memorial Civitan Chiller Challenge. Of the 30 participants, nine swam the 50 feet to the island, led by Nowland, son of 71st Flying Training Wing Commander Col. Chris Nowland. Proceeds from the event are used to support the Cherokee Strip Special Olympics. Several members of Team Vance participated.(Staff Photo by Shawn Yorks)
FORT LEE, Va. — Tired of the same old soups, stews and casseroles that typically anchor winter menus? Kick it up a notch or two with unusual ingredients and creative combinations that are sure to keep all those at your dinner table begging for more. read more...
Registration for the next term at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University begins March 8. The nine-week term runs March 22 through May 23.
Three undergraduate classes and three graduate courses are available.
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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — When your spouse is deployed, it is inevitable that your car will break down, your house will spring a leak and everyone in the household will come down with a rare illness.
The good news is there is help, no matter what the situation. read more...
EVERYBODY’S FINE — A widower (Robert De Niro) who realizes his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Department of Defense officials released a policy memorandum Feb. 26 regarding the safe and effective use of Internet-based capabilities, including social networking services and other interactive Web 2.0 applications. read more...
To finance its trip to Washington, D.C. for national competition, Enid High’s Constitution Team will hold a garage sale fundraiser from 8 a.m. read more...
• When: Tuesday
• Where: Cherokee Strip Conference Center
• What time: Doors open 3 p.m.; vendor booths 3:30 p.m., show starts at 6:30 p.m.
• Admission: $10 before the event; $12 at the door. read more...
Navy Capt. Mike Saunders tries on the new F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter helmet after getting measured for the new flight suit recently at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Saunders is the 33rd Operations Group deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) —Pilots here recently received measurements for the first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter equipment to move closer to training in the military’s newest fighter aircraft.
The new pilot equipment includes everything from underwear to cold-weather outer gear to anti-G garments. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — Air Force Services Agency officials are sponsoring the Air Force Space Camp at the U.S. read more...
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