The Air Force core value, “service before self,” was very much on display March 26 as Vance Air Force Base hosted the annual Area VI Special Olympics.
Some 250 military and civilian volunteers from Vance worked to make the day truly special for the 218 athletes from 14 teams in Garfield, Grant and Kay counties, despite the cold, gloomy weather.
“To see the joy it brings to the athletes, it pays off,” said Holly Eckstein, volunteer coordinator for the event and a budget analyst for the 71st Comptroller-Contracting Squadron.
Recruiting volunteers to help with Special Olympics, which has become an annual fixture at the base, is an easy task, Eckstein said.
“We have an outpouring of volunteers every year,” she said. read more...
The vice commander of 19th Air Force, the numbered air force of which Vance Air Force Base is a part, will be featured speaker for the graduation ceremony for Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 09-07 at 10 a.m. read more...
To recognize the philanthropic efforts of members of Team Vance, the Airman & Family Readiness Center is holding its annual volunteer appreciation event April 23. read more...
Next week marks the 26th anniversary of my enlistment in the U.S. Air Force. You’d think after that length of time I would have some prophetic words to pass on as my retirement draws near. read more...
Female health has always been an interest of mine. My practice of medicine has included the ability to offer women the latest up-to-date care available in obstetrics and gynecology services outside the specialists’ office. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The latest version of the Air Force Professional Development Guide is now available online. read more...
Staff Sgt. Thomas Bohl, NCO in charge of logistics at emergency management with the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron, offers a free water bottle to a Vance commissary patron as part of the emergency supply kit demonstration Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Lynn Aird)
The 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Emergency Management Team held a demonstration Tuesday in the Vance Commissary on how to build and maintain an emergency supply kit.
The demonstration was given at the request of the commissary staff, and lasted from 10 a.m. read more...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — Air Force Uniform Office officials have a responsibility to provide airmen with functional and effective military uniforms, but in doing so are asked the same question over and over: “Why can’t you just purchase clothing from a brand company and put the Air Force symbol on it?”
The answer to this question may be summed up in two words: Berry Amendment. read more...
Sending sexually suggestive photos and messages via cell phone has a name — sexting. And while it can have legal ramifications for adults, sexting can have life-altering consequences for teenagers. read more...
NOTORIOUS — The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. read more...
Capt. Ryan Jodoi (rear) flies an MQ-9 Reaper while Airman 1st Class Patrick Snyder controls a full motion video camera at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFNS) — The door to 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron features a drawing of an MQ-1 Predator armed with Hellfire missiles underscored with the words “We’re not drones — we fire back.”
Often referred to as “drones,” unmanned aircraft like the MQ-1 Predator and RQ-4 Global Hawk are remotely-flown weapons systems flown both locally and stateside from ground stations using satellite uplinks. read more...
Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Martinez checks the temperature in a refrigeration unit used for holding remains of fallen warriors March 26 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Martinez is the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron NCO in charge of mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Satran)
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) — Two Services airmen at this air base in Southwest Asia would probably be happier if they never had to complete their primary duties, but are honored to do them when they have to. read more...
Corvettes of Enid will hold its annual Corvette Expo from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. read more...
Maj. Alan Brown rides a stationary bicycle at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Brown is an amputee C-130 Hercules pilot deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from the 187th Airlift Squadron of the Wyoming Air National Guard. He lost his leg in a hunting accident 10 years ago, and after seven years he regained his qualifications to fly. Brown works out daily riding the stationary bike using a custom strap developed by the unit's life support crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erik Cardenas)
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) — What sets Maj. Alan Brown apart from other airmen in the gym at Bagram Airfield’s Camp Cunningham isn’t his workout routine, it’s his right leg. read more...
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Brian M. Pollock, C-17, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 1st Lt. David J. Dalmann, RC-135, Offutt AFB, Neb.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 1st Lt. Tyrus A. Scott, C-17, Charleston AFB, S.C.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Craig J. Berryman, T-6, Vance AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Chad M. Bridgeford, C-17, McChord AFB, Wash.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Zachary S. Dvorak, E-8, Robins AFB, Ga.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Patrick J. Highland, RC-135, Offutt AFB, Neb.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Benjamin A. Hodgdon, KC-135, Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Ian R. McKay, UAS, Creech AFB, Nev.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Elliot R. Riling, C-17, Charleston AFB, S.C.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Joseph P. Smith, E-8, Robins AFB, Ga.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Ryan J. Snyder, KC-135, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Jordan C. Tremblay, C-21, Ramstein AB, Germany
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 Ensign Marcus T. Walters, E-6, Tinker AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-07 2nd Lt. Gabriel J. West, C-17, Charleston AFB, S.C.
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