Master Sgt. LaRisa Toy is on the senior master sergeant supplemental promotion list and will sew on Tuesday. She was deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, during the regular testing cycle. After returning home to Vance Air Force Base, she scored well enough to be selected for her eighth stripe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)
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When the senior master sergeant board met, Master Sgt. LaRisa Toy was in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on her fourth deployment in a 23-year Air Force career. read more...
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A woman who went from Vance Air Force Base into space will be featured speaker at the graduation ceremony for Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 08-11 at 10 a.m. read more...
Command of the 71st Flying Training Wing will change hands next month as Col. Richard A. Klumpp Jr. turns over the reins to Col. read more...
Money-Saver Ed Myer (center) with the 71st Force Support Squadron, receives a plaque from Col. Richard A. Klumpp Jr., 71st Flying Training Wing commander, and Internal Revenue Service representative, Walkidia Gomez. The plaque, presented June 12, recognizes Myer's outstanding job managing the Vance AFB 2007 tax program. The combined efforts of Myer and other Volunteer Income Tax Assistance representatives enabled 266 tax clients to have their taxes prepared at a cost savings of $65,646 and total federal refunds of $458,822. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) — Twelve Airmen working together for the past nine months at the remote Iraqi Military Training Base of Kirkush, located in the Diyala Province just over 10 miles from the Iranian border, are hoping to work themselves out of a job.
As the only Americans living among thousands of Iraqi soldiers and trainees, their objective has been to work with the leadership at the base to improve operational and logistical processes. read more...
Vance Air Force Base has experienced an increase in mold “sightings” as warm, heavy rains and humid weather has settled in, causing dormant spores to grow.
Molds have been on the earth for millions of years and grow where there is moisture. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) —Air Force leaders are currently looking at service dormitories to ensure first-term airmen are living in facilities that meet standards. read more...
Are you prepared to do your job in order to accomplish mission objectives? Can your co-workers and commander depend on you to get the job done? These are a few questions we need to ask ourselves each and every day.
Being prepared for the rigors of deployment in a new environment is paramount. read more...
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Soon the Fourth of July weekend will be upon us and, like usual, we will celebrate by enjoying outdoor activities, cookouts and fireworks with family and friends. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Senior Airman Karla Bustamante has career aspirations. As an information management journeyman with the 375th Mission Support Group at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., she wants to make staff sergeant and someday finish her bachelor’s degree in computer science. read more...
This is a journal from 2nd Lt. James Justice, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 08-15, who provides an inside look at JSUPT training at Vance. read more...
An Iraqi airman performs an inspection on a Cessna June 7 at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. While Iraqi air force pilots continue flying sorties to aid stability in their nation, Iraqi maintainers on the ground have recently achieved important benchmarks to keep their fleet in the air. Airmen with the Iraqi air forces' 3rd Squadron took over a wide variety of maintenance duties on the unit's Cessna intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fleet, a task formerly performed by U.S. contractors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Schloeffel)
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KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) — While Iraqi air force pilots continue flying sorties to aid stability in their nation, Iraqi maintainers on the ground here have recently achieved important benchmarks to keep their fleet in the air. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) —Many home owners have found it difficult recently to pay their mortgages, but quick intervention by loan counselors at the Department of Veterans Affairs has actually reduced the number of veterans defaulting on their home loans. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — The nation’s top military officer called on the Joint Staff Monday to speed up efforts to get new capabilities to warfighters and to focus on building capabilities needed to win not just the current war, but future wars as well. read more...
Jaquelin Mences receives an eye exam by Maj. James Hammond during free medical evaluations Sunday inside a local schoolhouse in Ayacucho, Peru. Hammond is an optometrist with the 452nd Medical Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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AYACUCHO, Peru (AFPN) — American service members kicked off medical mission New Horizons-Peru 2008, a U.S. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — Air Force officials here completed its investigation June 20 of the April 2 F-16 accident at Gila Bend Auxiliary Airfield, Ariz., and the accident investigation board determined the cause of this mishap to be pilot error.
The accident resulted in substantial damage to an aircraft when it landed with its landing gear up.
The F-16 was assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. read more...
Erik Lewis Jr makes freestyle use of the microphone during the audience karaoke portion of the Focus 5/6 Star Search talent contest held June 20 at the Vance Club. Erik is the son of Master Sgt. Melissa Lewis, 71st Force Support Squadron at Vance.
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More than 50 people attended the Focus 5/6 Star Search talent contest June 20 at the Vance Collocated Club. read more...
Airman 1st Class David Metter instructs Air Force Academy Cadet Brian Gilliam June 17 on the proper handling of a M240B machine gun at a base in Southwest Asia. Gilliam supports the weight of the gun on the back of a Humvee near the entry control point to the flight line. The cadets are visiting the base as part of the academy’s Operation Air Force program, allowing them to experience an active-duty deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Domonique Simmons)
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SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) — Nineteen cadets from the senior class of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., are visiting the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here during the month of June to experience an active-duty deployment as part of the academy’s Operation Air Force program, which allows students to visit bases around the world each summer. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Air Force officials here currently are deciding how to carry out force-shaping plans in the coming year following a recent announcement by Defense Secretary Robert M. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Michael B. Donley is the new acting secretary of the Air Force, succeeding Michael Wynne, who held the position since November 2005. read more...
FORT LEE, Va. — School’s out and the children are free for endless hours of summer fun! Yeah, right! Maybe for a week or so, then come those pitiful whines of, “Mom, I’m bored. read more...
Here is another good reason to drink low-fat milk and eat low-fat cheese.
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows eating meat or fish increases the chances of developing gout, while eating more dairy actually decreases gout risk.
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Are all brown breads whole grain?
Not all brown-colored breads are whole grain. read more...
Staff Sgt. Tim Bayes demonstrates how to use a fertilizer spreader he designed and built for use by Afghan farmers. The spreader will potentially help increase crops by 15 to 20 percent annually. Bayes is deployed from the Naval Construction Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., and is the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team Engineering NCO in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law)
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LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Provincial Reconstruction Teams are engaged daily in large-scale projects building roads, bridges, schools and medical facilities to help the Afghan government develop its infrastructure. read more...
Rediscover downtown
Wachovia Securities presents Fresh Friday in downtown Enid, featuring extended shopping and live music, today from 7-9:30 p.m. read more...
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