If you have flown at Vance Air Force Base, you have dealt with crosswinds. In fact, if you tried walking anywhere in Oklahoma, you know about crosswinds.
Most of the time, we curse them and dream of flying or walking in calmer places. read more...
Master Sgt. John Hudson and members of the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, headquartered at Balad Air Base, Iraq, pay out nearly $10,000 to 120 students March 13 at the Red Horse Village of Hope school in Hawr Rajab, Iraq. Similar to a technical school, Iraqi students are taught rebuilding skills such as masonry, electrical and plumbing. Hudson, an Air Force Reserve Command logistics technician who worked in an accounting department in the civilian sector for 11 years, oversaw the payday. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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HAWR RAJAB, Iraq (AFPN) — Members of the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, headquartered at Balad Air Base, Iraq, paid out nearly $10,000 to 120 students at the Red Horse Village of Hope here March 13. read more...
Lt. Gen. Stephen Lorenz speaks at the 42nd Air Base Wing change of command ceremony at Maxwell Air force Base, Ala., in this March 20, 2007, file photo. Air Force officials announced March 14 the U.S. Senate confirmed Lorenz for his fourth star. He will succeed Gen. William R. Looney III as commander of Air Education and Training Command. (Courtesy photo)
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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz for appointment to the grade of general and assignment as commander of Air Education and Training Command.
Lorenz, currently the commander of Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., will replace Gen. read more...
Staff. Sgt. Peter Abernethy, 71st Communications Squadron airfield systems craftsman, was promoted on-the-spot March 14 to technical sergeant under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program. (Air Force photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)
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A Vance airman was recently rewarded for superior performance when he received an on-the-spot promotion through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program. read more...
I was honored to be the guest speaker for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University’s recent graduation because I believe education is vital to personal and professional growth. read more...
Dear Mrs.Eckhart,
I am 9 years old. I have two sisters and a baby brother. My Dad is a soldier with the Army National Guard who is deployed to Iraq and will be home in the next few weeks. read more...
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) — An Air Force student pilot, 2nd Lt. David J. Mitchell, 26, from Amherst, Ohio, and assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron here, was killed March 14 when his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crashed in a remote area three miles south of Alamo Lake, Ariz.
Mitchell was on a two-ship student air-to-air training mission in the Gladden Bagdad military operating area approximately 80 miles northwest of Phoenix. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Since the Air Force is on track to meet end strength goals for fiscal 2008, force shaping programs are being closed for the remainder of the year. read more...
WASHINGTON — Nearly seven percent of active-duty women and two percent of active-duty men surveyed said they have experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact, according to a Defense Department report released earlier this week.
Officials released the 2006 gender relations survey in conjunction with the 2007 report on sexual assault in the military. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Iraq’s air force, with help from a U.S. transition team, attained a hundredfold increase in its number of weekly sorties and doubled the size of its fleet over the past year, a military official said today.
Maj. read more...
FIRST SUNDAY — Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When Durell learns his ex-girlfriend plans to move to another state with their son — unless they can get her $17,000 to pay off a debt — they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. read more...
For those of us stationed in Europe in the late ’80s, we remember well the American Forces Radio Television Service commercials concerning operational security. read more...
Vance will host the 2008 Area Six Special Olympics Thursday, with opening ceremonies commencing at 9 a.m.
This year there will be more than 250 Special Olympians between the ages of 8 and 82 from Grant, Garfield and Kay counties participating in the day’s activities.
Competitions will be held in track, field and wheelchair athletics. read more...
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SAN DIEGO (AFPN) — In the months since her last flight as the Thunderbirds No. 3 right wing pilot, Maj. read more...
March is Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women’s Art, Women's Vision.” The National Women’s History Project chose this theme to honor the originality, beauty, imagination and multiple dimensions of women’s lives. read more...
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — An airman’s quick action following a Feb. 26 jet fuel starter explosion that sent shrapnel across the flightline here averted a possible explosion of an F-15E Strike Eagle, officials said.
Air Force Staff Sgt. read more...
WASHINGTON — A new award administered by troop support groups and sponsored by a major corporation aims to recognize the sacrifices made by military moms.
The Operation Homefront Military Motherhood Award will provide the winner with $5,000 and a free trip to the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. read more...
The Vance Cultural Committee will celebrate “Women’s Art: Women’s Vision,” Tuesday by hosting a display of items from the Ninety Nines Museum of Women Pilots of Oklahoma City along with a collection of pictures and items depicting the many roles of contemporary women.
The items will be on display from 7-11:30 a.m. read more...
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