Col. Chris Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander at Vance Air Force Base, is interviewed by Stephanie Wnetrzak, PEGASYS public relations coordinator, while A.J. Wells runs the camera and Dane Tate captures the audio. The PEGASYS crew was filming the hour-long documentary “54 Weeks: A Story of Pilot Training at Vance,” which began airing this week. (Photo provided)
The people serving, living and working at Vance Air Force Base know what it takes to turn out the world’s finest military pilots at the rate of some 400 per year.
But how many people downtown, members of the general public, know what the student pilots at Vance go through in their quest to earn their wings?
Beginning this week, PEGASYS offers an inside look at Vance’s primary mission when it begins airing an hour-long documentary, “54 Weeks: A Story of Pilot Training at Vance,” on Suddenlink cable television channel 12.
The program debuted Wednesday and will be shown again at 7 p.m. read more...
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy McGill receives his Security Forces badge from Maj. L.M. Stringer, 71st Security Forces Squadron commander, during a ceremony Oct. 10, outside the 71st SFS building at Vance Air Force Base. McGill is an activated Guardsman from the Oklahoma Air National Guard in Tulsa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy McGill fulfilled a dream Oct 10 when Maj. L.M. Stringer, the 71st Security Forces Squadron commander, presented him his Security Forces badge. read more...
Engine failure, compounded by pilot error, was determined to be the cause of a T-6 accident earlier this year at Vance Air Force Base, according to a report released recently by the Air Force.
The accident, which took place June 4, resulted in minor injuries to one of the pilots and damage to the aircraft’s left wing, landing gear and propeller estimated at $831.631, which ranks it as a Class B mishap, meaning it involved damage of more than $200,000 but less than $1 million.
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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Air Force recruiters met their active-duty enlisted recruiting goal for the ninth year in a row and met their chaplain and Officer Training School accession goals for fiscal year 2008. read more...
Six members of the 33rd Flying Training Squadron flew a four-ship missing-man formation Oct. 10 at the funeral of Air Force Capt. read more...
celebration of heritage Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez, 71st Flying Training Wing command chief, speaks at Team Vance Air Force Base’s National Hispanic American Heritage luncheon Tuesday at the Vance Collocated Club. About 60 people attended the luncheon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Hill)
It seems like yesterday when parents were frantically going from store to store searching for the best deals on back-to-school supplies and gadgets. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Airmen interested in the future of Air Force education and training will get a chance to see and interact with demonstrations of the next generation of warfighting technology at the upcoming AETC Symposium, Jan. read more...
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS — A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — Airmen who were recalled from or unable to take annual leave this past year for reasons such as support for contingency operations may be allowed to accumulate more than 75 days at the end of a fiscal year.
Special leave accrual applies when deployments or assignments to designated operational missions at the national level prohibit members from using leave. read more...
Terri Presa (left) from the Vance Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center, places a unicorn tattoo on Kelli Slater, an Eisenhower parent volunteer, during the school’s Family Fun Night. (Photo by Chaundra White)
The sweet smell of cookies, cakes, and pies greeted family and friends Oct. 10 as they entered Eisenhower Elementary for the school’s annual Family Fun Night. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — It’s still not too late to register to cast an absentee ballot in the Nov. 4 general election in many states, a Defense Department official said Oct. read more...
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AFNS) — Officials at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command-Southeast, in partnership with representatives from Air Education and Training Command and a construction conglomerate known as NTF, L.L.C., broke ground Oct. read more...
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