The 2008 Team Vance Air Force Assistance Fund kicked off March 19, and the base is working hard to meet its goal of raising money to help others. read more...
The Vance Professional Development Reading Group kicked off its inaugural meeting March 13, marking a new club for base people to get involved with to develop their leadership skills. read more...
Although March is National Nutrition month, people can start healthy eating habits any time of year.
Did you know eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day helps prevent certain diseases? So, load up on fresh fruits and vegetables. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) —While many are focused on the formal protest of the recent KC-45A contract award, the needs of the warfighter — and the nation — remain unchanged. read more...
ALI BASE, Iraq (AFPN) — He waited until everyone went to bed so he could work in peace. He gently wiped away the sand from the badges and polished them to a shine that reflected the intense light from the lamps pointed in their direction. read more...
The Operational Readiness Inspection team will be here less than one year from now, and it is going to take some effort to get the base prepared to welcome and host the Air Education and Training Command Inspector General team Feb 22. read more...
Once upon a time when my parents traveled to Venice, Italy, they passed under the Bridge of Sighs in a gondola. read more...
Al Amreeki, a 3-year-old Iraqi burn victim, is surrounded by Capt. Michael Riegler (left), a 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron nurse; Basem Hadi, an Iraqi interpreter; and his mother, Amil, before a medical evacuation flight March 19 from the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq, to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
Editor’s note: The names of the Iraqi mother and son have been changed, at the mother’s request, to protect their identities from terrorists who would harm them if it was known the pair received help from American service members and the U.S. read more...
A Little Pampering Jessica Schaefer, wife of 1st Lt. Kevin Schaefer, 71st Comptroller Squadron, takes a load off her feet with a foot massage from Frances Rivera, a registered nurse from Dr. Scott Shields’ office, during the Vance Women’s Wellness Fair March 14. This year’s fair activities included booths, free food, door prizes, children’s face painting, massages and women’s health breakout sessions. (Air Force photograph by Sarah Putnam)
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, — With support from the Army’s 11th Quartermaster Rigger Detachment and Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force riggers here, C-130 crews of the Air Force’s 74th Air Expeditionary Squadron set an airdrop record last month.
The joint team delivered about 1 million pounds of supplies to forward deployed forces in Afghanistan and humanitarian aid for Afghan villages in February. read more...
Driving force
The 10th annual Cimarron Council of Boy Scouts of America car show will be 9 a.m. read more...
Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne demonstrates the positioning of a nose cone assembly for Minuteman missiles during a press briefing with Director for Operations, Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Carter Ham and Principal Deputy Under Secretary Ryan Henry (both not shown) Tuesday at the Pentagon. The non-nuclear assemblies were mistakenly sent to Taiwan in 2006 and recently regained control of by the U.S. military. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess)
WASHINGTON (AFPN) —The Department of Defense announced Tuesday four non-nuclear ballistic missile nose-cone assembly components were mistakenly shipped to Taiwan in August 2006. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — The Air Force Military Tuition Assistance program, which allows airmen to reach educational goals, recently identified an opportunity to link force development initiatives with the program after receiving feedback from the 2007 Air Force Audit Agency. read more...
The helmet and goggles of Ruth Rukert, a female World War II pilot, were displayed during the Women's HIstory luncheon at Vance AFB along with a photo of Rukert. (Staff Photo by Jennifer Knight)
In October, I was one of five women to represent Vance at the Air Force Women’s Symposium held in Springfield, Va., and it is one of the highlights of my career. read more...
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) — North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating a milestone this year, 50 years of a rich and colorful history between two countries that formally acknowledged a mutual commitment to defend their citizens from air attacks. read more...
Soldiers’ Angels, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting men and women in uniform who are serving our nation in support of the war on terror in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world, is seeking unused airline miles for troops.
Unused air miles are important to our troops. read more...
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR — Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. read more...
ALI BASE, Iraq (AFPN) —Nine Iraqi firefighters graduated the Basic Firefighter Skills Course here as airmen of the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Fire Department trained the newest graduates Monday at Ali Base. read more...
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