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February 1, 2008

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A matter of life
Charla Billeaudeau and Candie David adjust a pilot’s G suit in the Aircrew Life Support Flight at Vance Air Force Base. (Staff Photo by Billy Hefton)
A matter of life
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on Vance flights whose primary mission is keeping pilots safe. read more...

Gate name to honor local hero
Col. Richard Klumpp Jr. presents Lindy Baker, 1st Lt. Ralph Baker’s son and the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron’s 2007 honorary commander, a commemorative plaque of his father at the 2008 Honorary Commander’s Hail & Farewell dinner Jan. 25. Klumpp announced at the event the new Vance industrial gate will be renamed the Baker Gate, in honor of Ralph Baker’s ties to Vance and the Enid community. (Photo by Angie Roche)
Gate name to honor local hero

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In the spring of 1941, the Enid Chamber of Commerce opened a letter from the War Department outlining a long list of requirements to have a flying school built here. read more...

AHRN training session set Feb. 12
A training session has been scheduled Feb. 12 for landlords to explain the Automated Housing Referral Network, a program sponsored by the Department of Defense to help military members find housing.
The session will be 2 to 3:30 p.m. read more...

Vance to focus on black heritage in February
African-Americans have been an integral part of America for generations, and the United States is stronger because of their contributions. read more...

<b>NEW COMMANDER</b>
NEW COMMANDER
Col. Terry Ross, 340th Flying Training Group commander at Randolph Air Force Base, transfers command of the 5th Flying Training Squadron at Vance AFB to Lt. Col. Kevin L. Kallsen Jan. 25 in Hangar 170. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Retroactive pay coming
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Active duty troops will receive retroactive earnings this month, followed weeks later by a supplemental payday for non-active personnel, a Pentagon official said today. read more...

Parents’ and kids’ nights out scheduled
Enjoy Parents’ Night Out from 5-11 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Child Development Center. Cost is $3.75 per hour per child. read more...

Leading by ‘followership’
Lt. Col. Tom Tyson
Leading by ‘followership’

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The military and history are replete with tales of leadership. It’s easy to find books, articles, classes and the like on the subject. read more...

Servant leadership essential
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) — Airmen are familiar with one of the Air Force’s core values: Service before self. read more...

Relying on the unflinching clarity of hindsight
The optometrist told me the first sign of presbyopia is the need to hold reading material at arm’s length. read more...

Relying on the unflinching clarity of hindsight
The optometrist told me the first sign of presbyopia is the need to hold reading material at arm’s length. read more...

Wash ABUs carefully to avoid ‘glowing’ problem
Some airmen may be unwittingly turning their new Airmen Battle Uniforms into glow-in-the-dark widow-makers.
Laundry instructions for the ABUs, which became available earlier this year, specify not using any laundry detergents that contain “optical brighteners.” Optical brightener additives make the uniform more detectable by night vision equipment, according to a talking paper posted on the Air Force Uniform and Recognition Programs page on the Air Force Portal.
They also make it more visible in a low-light environment of any kind by reflecting more of any available light, officials said.
Optical brighteners are chemicals that absorb the ultraviolet and violet region of colors in a fabric. read more...

Fighting on the financial front
2nd Lt. Tara Nelson
Fighting on the financial front

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As matching budget allocations to future Air Force air, space and cyberspace power remains a battle of its own dimensions, here at Vance Air Force Base 2nd Lt. read more...

Arizona Air Guard to guard Super Bowl
TUCSON, Ariz. (AFPN) — Pilots assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing’s Alert Detachment at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., will fly air patrols and air defense deterrence missions in support of the Super Bowl XLII Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. read more...

Fallen pilot honored
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) —More than 100 people attended the grand opening of a bridge Jan. 25 here and an overpass dedicated to a Luke Air Force Base pilot who was killed in Iraq the same month construction began on the overpass in November 2006. read more...

Force board canceled
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — Air Force lieutenants in the 2005 year group, a total of 764 eligible, will not face a fiscal 2008 force- shaping board. read more...

Schedules and notes
Rock on
Classic rocker Tommy Tutone performs at 9:30 Saturday at Crappy’s Warehouse, 302 E. Maple. The show is presented by Crappy’s and 107.4 FM The Rocket. read more...

Straight Scoop
The Straight Scoop action line is your direct link to Col. Richard Klumpp Jr., 71st Flying Training Wing commander, for comments or suggestions to improve Vance Air Force Base. read more...

Vance Chapel to host Shrove Tuesday supper
Join the Vance Chapel in celebrating the start of the Lenten season by attending the annual Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Pancake Supper and Carnival.
The free event takes place from 6-8 p.m. read more...

Tyndall prepares for Raptor ‘pipeline’ students
An F-22 Raptor lines up with a KC-135 Stratotanker during an air-to-air refueling training mission. Aerial refueling is one of the tasks being learned by the Air Force’s first four pilots to go directly to the F-22 Raptor without previous fighter experience. They have been undergoing initial training at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., but will transition to Tyndall AFB, Fla., in March for more advanced training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)
Tyndall prepares for Raptor ‘pipeline’ students

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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Opportunities to train on the Air Force’s prized F-22 Raptor are highly competitive, and pilots picked to fly the world’s premier fighter have been chosen from the ranks after logging years on other airframes — until now. read more...

Airman attends State of the Union speech
Senior Airman Diane Lopes
Airman attends State of the Union speech

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WASHINGTON (AFPN) — An Air Force Reserve Airman attended President George W. Bush’s final state of the union address here Monday night. read more...

From pilot to ‘Idol’
CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFPN) — A C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 317th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base recently lived out one of her dreams — to audition for “American Idol.”
Capt. read more...

Club to host Fat Tuesday
Come enjoy a Family-Style Fat Tuesday celebration at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Vance Club.
The club will be serving a Cajun meal for Mardi Gras. read more...


Night time is right time
2nd Lt. James Justice
Night time is right time

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Monday I took the formation test in the morning. I felt I had a solid grasp of the material and was confident going into the test. read more...

At the movies
Saturday, 7 p.m.

AUGUST RUSH — The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York’s Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. read more...

Americans take steps toward battling obesity epidemic
It is the start of a new year, and there appears to be an emphasis on fitness, exercise and nutrition. read more...


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