David Martinez is Hispanic on both sides of his family tree, and he’s proud of his family’s heritage and culture.
Martinez, an Air Force chaplain and captain, is senior Protestant chaplain for the 71st Flying Training Wing, at Vance AFB.
Specifically, Martinez, descends from Mexicans on both sides of his family.
But the chaplain will tell you, he is not “Mexican” in the sense most Americans use and conceive of that term.
“My family is from New Mexico. read more...
The Vance Air Force Base In-Place Patient Decontamination Capability team decontaminates a dummy as part of a drill Monday afternoon. The team is required to set up the decontamination tent and get dressed in hazmat suits within 20 minutes. (Staff Photo by Jennifer Knight)
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In his book “The Art of War,” Sun Tzu, a Chinese general in the sixth century B.C., wrote “The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have mad our position unassailable.”
Thus is the thinking behind the military's emphasis on drilling, practicing and maintaining a constant state of readiness.
One such drill, conducted Monday at Vance Air Force Base, involved a scenario in which a deadly threat was unleashed.
A team of 12 drawn from Vance’s 71st Medical Group had to set up a decontamination tent and demonstrate the facility was fully operational, as well as donning “Gumby” suits, or Level C hazmat suits.
Their goal was to accomplish these tasks within 20 minutes. read more...
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — The Air Force is leading the way in controlling the warfighting domain of the 21st century, and the formation of the newest Air Force major command is progressing well, the command chief of Air Force Cyber Command (Provisional) said during a recent visit here. read more...
This cake, representing the 5th Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, was in the final stages of preparation before presentation. (Photo courtesy of retired Command Chief Master Sgt. Steven Long)
Many military service members and organizations choose to commemorate service achievements, special events and retirements with decorative items such as recognition boards, shadow boxes, coin racks and cakes, but a retired 71st Flying Training Wing command chief chooses to spend his free time to create those custom commemorative items, charging only for materials. read more...
During a recent visit from Chief Master Sgt. Robert Tappana, 19th Air Force command chief, the subject of off-duty education came up several times. read more...
I am glad it is not my job to teach leadership and career planning to a bunch of eighth graders. So far this year, my son Sam has come home from school jeering at the New York Times No. read more...
Making a phone call from a government facility may involve a little more finger work since Vance Air Force Base will implement seven-digit phone numbers Wednesday. read more...
ZAMBRANIYAH, Iraq (AFPN) — A B-1B Lancer aircrew destroyed an al-Qaida torture compound and prison with six guided bomb unit-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions at 2:07 p.m. read more...
A T-38 Talon with two pilots aboard ran off the runway at Vance Air Force Base Tuesday afternoon, but there were no injuries.
The jet, flown by two instructor pilots, ran off the runway about 4 p.m., said Tech. read more...
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFPN) — The commander of Air Force Materiel Command, which is responsible for delivering war-winning capabilities to the rest of the Air Force, said during a visit to Air University here Air Force officials must develop and buy new aircraft or risk the service becoming irrelevant. read more...
The Air Force Aid Society implemented a new streamlined process Monday, so airmen of any grade can receive an interest-free loan of $500 or less, repayable within three to 10 months or before one’s estimated time of separation from service. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Air Force officials received a copy of Boeing’s formal protest Tuesday on the KC-45A contract award, recently submitted to the Government Accountability Office. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — More than 70 representatives from 44 corporations met here March 6 to consider ways industry might partner with Air Education and Training Command to make the vision of the future of education and training a reality. read more...
Vance Air Force Base Officers’ Spouses’ Club hosts its annual live/silent auction at 6:30 p.m. read more...
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