Tweets to texans Maj. Stephen Rau, (right), 8th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot at Vance Air Force Base, and Maj. Steven Lygren, (left), instructor pilot with the 89th Flying Training Squadron at Sheppard AFB, Texas, pair up to assist with the transition from T-37 Tweet to T-6A Texan Phase II undergraduate pilot training at Sheppard. For two weeks, a total of eight instructor pilots from Sheppard and 12 assisting from Vance worked to accomplish mission qualification training flights, advanced handling characteristics training and T-6 runway supervisory unit qualification training. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Agneta Murnan)
Students in the T-1 track of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base don’t typically have call signs.
2nd Lt. read more...
The Vance Varsity soccer team recently placed third in the Defender’s Cup tournament. Team members are (back row) Jake Pippenger, Mike Carvin, Ryan Cox, Rich Harr, Sam Ensminger, Preston Macy, Tim McBride, Byron Stancliff, Matt Feucht and Jason Getz; (front row) Joe Gagner, Nick Collins, Nate Mondul, Eric Hagan, Mark Weidert, Whit Collins and Jared Shank. (Courtesy photo)
The Vance Varsity soccer team recently returned from the Defender’s Cup, a Department of Defense-sponsored soccer tournament held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. read more...
The commander of 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., will be featured speaker at the graduation ceremony for Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 08-06 at 10 a.m. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Air Force leaders named the commander of Air University as the future leader of Air Education and Training Command Feb. read more...
If there is one constant with our modern society and work place, it would be change. Have you gone through a week without being affected by change? I’d expect probably not. read more...
While I have been very pleased with my military life, I would like to pass along some of the top things I have learned along the way that could benefit others. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Air Education and Training Command officials recently announced the AETC winner for the 2008 Women's History Month Military Trailblazers Award.
The command selected Capt. read more...
Looking for a new challenge? Need a change of pace? Maybe the answer is in the Air Force JAG Corps.
There are many reasons why an officer would want to become a Judge Advocate. read more...
I AM LEGEND — Robert Neville is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable ... read more...
FORT LEE, Va. — Trying to lower your cholesterol and want to do it naturally? Eating apples, rich in pectin and soluble fiber, may help you do just that. read more...
WASHINGTON — A memorial in Oklahoma City will honor service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom while serving Afghanistan and Iraq.
“Military memorials … remind us of the great sacrifices that have been made for this country and the world,” said Jason Savage, president of “Freedom Memorials,” A nonprofit group dedicated to planning and raising money for the memorial. read more...
Vance will host a Women’s Wellness Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 14 at the fitness center gym to pass along information to women of all walks of life. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) —The Air Force has a new advertising campaign to recruit the next generation of airmen as well as better inform people about the Air Force mission:
“Above All.”
“The new slogan is admittedly a bold one,” said Col. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Students and certain other eligible persons can gain marketable skills and earn money while enjoying their summer vacations, thanks to the Air Force Summer Hire Program, according to Air Force Personnel Center officials here. read more...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AFPN) —Air Force major command commanders spoke to airmen, Air Force Association members and other attendees about the challenges facing their organizations during the AFA’s 24th annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition held here recently. read more...
Chef Kale Blackman will be at the Vance Commissary from 10 a.m. read more...
1st Lt. Jessica Lopez (far right) begins a marathon with a group of fellow Air Force runners last Sunday in Southwest Asia. The wing organized a 5K race for members to compete in and support the lieutenant, who was running at the same time as her mother, Dawn, who was running in the L.A. Marathon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Domonique Simmons)
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) — Most people would never want to run a full marathon, but even fewer would think of running one in the desert with a dust storm looming. read more...
A large grass fire Feb. 25 near Byron burned hundreds of acres in northwest Oklahoma and kept 35 agencies from around the state and southern Kansas busy with the blaze. read more...
All right, maybe they’re temporary in the sense they are not supposed to be in a person’s mouth forever, but primary teeth play a vital role in the development of a child. read more...
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