Simulator instructor Thom Bushman shows 2nd Lt. Dustin Duke a diagram of a T-38C cockpit recently at Vance Air Force Base. Duke, a member of pilot training class 10-03, played soccer under Bushman when the sim instructor coached and taught at Guthrie High School in the mid-1990s. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Lynn Aird)
Since he began his job as a T-38 simulator instructor at Vance Air Force Base in 1997, Thom Bushman has taught hundreds of student pilots.
Most of the faces are unfamiliar, but that wasn’t the case recently.
On June 9, Bushman stood in front of a Vance classroom filled with student pilots just beginning to learn the ins and outs of flying the T-38C Talon.
This class was unique in one respect — one of the young officers listening to Bushman’s lecture had been taught by him before.
2nd Lt. read more...
Capt. Craig Morash (left) and one of his newly graduated student pilots, Iraqi air force Lt. Ali Sabah, pose together at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. Sabah will be a first assignment instructor pilot with the Iraqi air force. Morash, a T-38 instructor pilot with the 25th Flying Training Squadron at Vance, was awarded eight medals for his achievements during a six-month deployment with the Coalition Air Forces Training Team at Kirkuk AB. (Contributed photo)
Negotiations are scheduled to resume Saturday in the labor dispute that has halted flying operations at Vance Air Force Base for two weeks.
Jerry McCune, president and directing business representative for International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 171, released a statement Wednesday afternoon inviting representatives of CSC Applied Technologies LLC and three subcontractors to return to the bargaining table at 9 a.m. read more...
Alora Yarbrough plays the role of Sara in the Missoula Performing Arts camp production of “The Pied Piper” June 12 in Vance’s Base Auditorium. Alora is the daughter of Maj. Steve Yarbrough, 25th Flying Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Danielle Lutes)
This summer, local children had the opportunity to be a part of the Missoula Performing Arts production of “The Pied Piper,” June 12 in the Base Auditorium. read more...
I’m back from 10 weeks of advanced professional military education. The Joint Combined Warfighting School helped develop my understanding of the Joint Planning process, but as most schools, the best part was meeting and interacting with the other students. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — A toll-free telephone news line has been set up for those retirees and surviving spouses who do not have computer access.
By calling (800) 558-1404, retirees and spouses can stay informed using this new easy-to-use menu-driven service. read more...
Meet Melva Glaser, commander’s secretary with the 33rd Flying Training Squadron. She also is a victim advocate with Vance’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program.
“When they started the program here at Vance they were asking for volunteers to be victim advocates,” explained Glaser. read more...
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT — After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims — a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics. read more...
During his visit to Vance as guest speaker for the graduation of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 09-10, Maj. read more...
2nd Lt. Amanda Finnegan, deployed from Vance to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, assists in a recent cash count for finance. The amount that day totaled nearly $6 million. (Courtesy photo)
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — For 2nd Lt. Amanda Finnegan, being deployed from Vance Air Force Base as a protocol officer for the Combined Air and Space Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, is a busy but great experience. read more...
• Duty: Dental assistant, 71st Medical Operations Squadron.
• Hometown: Dededo, Guam.
• Favorite PT regimen: Hitting the heavy bag, lifting weights spear fishing.
• Mission contributions: Mendiola went above and beyond by requesting additional training in the dental laboratory, allowing the dental flight to maintain a two-day access to care rate and increasing laboratory productivity 15 percent. read more...
New commander Lt. Col. Sabina Garrett (right) accepts command of the 71st Medical Support Squadron from Col. Otha Solomon, 71st Medical Group commander, during a ceremony June 11 at the Vance Collocated Club. Garrett comes to Vance from Langley AFB, Va., where she was flight commander for TRICARE and Patient Administration. She replaced Lt. Col. Mark Batcho, who will become deputy chief, Health Care Support Division, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chad Chambers)
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