Pictured are, (from left) Capt. Pat Thomason, Vance Air Force Base T-6 instructor pilot, Maj. Scott McCartt, Columbus Air Force Base T-6 instructor pilot, Capt. Brian Riggle, Vance Air Force Base T-1 instructor pilot, and Capt Chris Duffett, McGuire Air Force Base KC-10 pilot, roommates during their deployment to Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq. (Courtesy photo).
Capt. Pat Thomason, a T-6 instructor pilot assigned to the 8th Flying Training Squadron at Vance, was the fourth of five to return to Vance after a year deployed to Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq. read more...
The Air Force’s highest-ranking officer will be featured speaker at the graduation ceremony for members of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 09-04 at 9 a.m. read more...
Rumors unqualified families are moving into four-bedroom houses on base were quelled at the Vance Housing privatization partnering meeting Jan. read more...
What would you do for $1.5 million? If you watch any of the reality TV shows, you’ve seen people eat live animals, scheme alliances, sing, dance and cook under pressure. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — President Barack Obama pledged a “prudent use” of military power as the nation works toward “ushering in a new era of peace” in his inaugural address to the nation Wednesday. read more...
With about a month left until our first Unit Compliance Inspection in five years, it has become clear to me we are not only going to be ready, but will unveil a benchmark operation. read more...
Not so long ago my orderly and neat husband held up an empty orange envelope on his bureau.
“Do you need this?”
He married a woman who believes “Though Shalt Not Chuck Before Asking” should be the 11th commandment.
I did need that envelope. read more...
Stop working out and start training. The Fitness Center now offers Vance RunFit, physical and mental training and support geared toward the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K on April 26.
Join Vance RunFit to bring a challenge toward your workout, keep a New Year’s resolution or to try something new. read more...
The French military and political leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, is credited with saying, “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.”
That colored ribbon, a medal or other award, motivates because of what it represents in the eyes of the military recipient and of his fellow warriors — a mission well done. read more...
The Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League are offering half-off tickets to all branches of the armed services.
Visit the ITT Office or call 213-7215 for tickets to the 7:30 p.m. read more...
Capt. Brian Strack, an instructor pilot with the 32nd Flying Training Squadron at Vance, poses with his T-1 Jayhawk trainer. After being medically disqualified to fly and completing a deployment to Creech AFB, Nev., Strack is pursuing an Unmanned Aircraft System assignment. (Courtesy photo)
Capt. Brian Strack was on a fast track almost any young Air Force pilot would envy. After several years as an instructor pilot in the T-1 Jayhawk trainer here, he had an assignment to fly the U-2 “Dragon Lady” — a high-altitude reconnaissance spy plane with a 70,000 foot-plus ceiling that requires a space suit to survive. read more...
The Vance Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program began operations Tuesday, offering free federal and state tax preparation for Team Vance members. read more...
The Department of Veteran Affairs announced Traumatic Service members’ Group Life Insurance’s Traumatic Injury program would expand its benefits as of Nov. read more...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Air Force and coach Troy Calhoun have agreed to a five-year contract that will keep him at the school through the 2013 season.
Athletic Director Hans Mueh said Wednesday the contract rewards Calhoun, who is 17-9 in two seasons at Air Force. read more...
Jay Black, Energy Management Control System operator, adjusts the temperature settings for the facilities on base Jan. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Lynn Aird)
In the coming months, Vance will compete against 11 other bases for first place in the Air Education and Training Command Energy Management Incentive Award program. read more...
The Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA), the Airmen Memorial Foundation (AMF), and the Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force (CMSAF) join together annually to conduct a scholarship program to financially assist the undergraduate studies of eligible, dependent children of Air Force Active Duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command enlisted members and Air Force Sergeants Association members in active, retired or veteran status. read more...
Throughout history, management commonly has used financial and productivity reports to run operations and align itself with strategic goals. read more...
The current book being read by the Vance Professional Development Reading Group is “Lincoln on Leadership” by Donald T. read more...
Capt. Tom Fiordelisi instructs situational leadership to Iraqi air force cadets at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)
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RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq (AFNS) — Teaching leadership in a foreign land was never part of his career plan, but that’s exactly what Capt. read more...
DALLAS (AFNS) — With a mission of providing quality merchandise and services at competitively low prices while generating earnings to support morale, welfare and recreation programs, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is enlisting the support of the latest in loss prevention technology to protect military families’ exchange benefit. read more...
• Hometown: Juliaetta, Idaho.
• Duty: Financial Services officer, budget analyst for the 71st Comptroller-Contractor Squadron.
• Favorite PT Regimen: Running.
• Mission Contribution: Nelson led/coordinated Vance AFB’s cutover to the Air Force Financial Services Center at Ellsworth AFB, S.D. read more...
Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing come together to watch the inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday in the theater at an air base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) — Thousands of miles from home, members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at this air base in Southwest Asia still were able to witness history being made as they watched the inauguration of President Barack Obama live Tuesday. read more...
Flu shots are available to all active-duty family members, military retirees and their family members at the 71st Medical Group’s Immunization Clinic. read more...
FORT LEE, Va. — I love the quote, “A year from now, you’ll wish you started today.” What do you wish you could have started a year ago? For many folks, the early days of a new year means yet another resolution to start an exercise program, eat healthy and lose weight. read more...
W — Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in this Oliver Stone biopic that traces the former head of state’s rise to power from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. read more...
The Skeltur Conference and Cherokee Strip Conference basketball tournaments continue. read more...
Iraqi children sit in their classroom at an Iraqi school with their donated school supplies passed out by Chaplain Paul Woodward on a humanitarian mission on Nov. 3. (Courtesy photo)
“I guess the old Persian adage; ‘I wept because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet’ is an appropriate summary of this humanitarian effort,” said Chaplain (1st Lt.) Paul Woodward, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion chaplain of Enid.
Woodward, together with Chaplain (Capt.) Emmanuel Woods, 5th Engineering Battalion chaplain, delivered much-needed school supplies, toys and two pair of shoes to two grade schools in northern Iraq on Nov. read more...
An F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter takes off from a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, for an initial flight as part of system development testing. (Courtesy photo)
WASHINGTON — Decisions about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor aircraft programs are expected early in President Barack Obama’s administration.
The F-35 program manager said he sees strong support for the F-35 from the services, allied partners and, so far, on Capitol Hill. read more...
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