Immediately after his girlfriend, Beth Lewis (left) “tacked” his on new senior airman stripes during a wing recognition ceremony, Joshua Saville asked her to marry him. The new 71st Flying Training Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Balutski, is watching in the background. The recognition ceremony was held June 30 in the base auditorium at Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Beth Lewis knew she was attending a wing recognition ceremony June 30 to “tack” on her boyfriend’s new senior airman stripes. read more...
“Deployed” warriors participating in Operation KIDS use field telephones provided by the 71st Communications Squadron to called loved ones back on the “homefront,” during a past event. This year’s Operation KIDS takes place Aug. 6 at Vance. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The Department of Defense began accepting applications from airmen to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependents June 29. read more...
As I come to the close of my time here at Vance and my time in the active duty Air Force, I wanted to share those things I will surely miss, in no particular order. read more...
I’m the kind of sickening mother who sees her three kids on the front porch swing and instantly coos, “You look just like the cover of a magazine!”
“Yeah. read more...
Vance Air Force Base will partner with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today for a base-wide blood drive.
All healthy, Enid-area residents, age 17 and older, are encouraged to participate from 8 a.m. read more...
Col. Curt Locke, Air Education and Training Command Communications deputy director, addresses attendees at the ribbon-cutting ceremony held May 22 dedicating a new facility for the Computer Systems Squadron Consolidated Telephone Operator’s call center at Port San Antonio. The squadron moved to the facility in March with upgraded equipment designed to provide telephone service for all AETC bases. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas —Telephone operators of the 21st Century provide support far beyond giving out telephone numbers, and with upgraded telephone directories and consolidation efforts on the horizon, the quality support can only flourish. read more...
Two members of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 09-11 were honored during the class graduation banquet July 2 at Vance Air Force Base.
1st Lt. read more...
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) — An Air Combat Command accident investigation board report into the Jan. read more...
Senior Airman Kiana Edge (right) briefs an American citizen about the temporary living quarters in Patriot Village during processing July 21, 2006, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The woman was one of 29 Americans who processed into the base after departing Lebanon. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — A fenced-off, seemingly deserted commune here stands lonely and quiet for extended periods of time. read more...
Cadet 2nd Class Nathan Rings addresses a basic cadet during a bus ride from Doolittle Hall to the Cadet Area June 25 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Basic cadets are directed to sit with their eyes facing forward at all times while on the bus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Ahlschwede)
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) — “Sit up straight.”
“Put your heels together.”
“Put your hands on your knees.”
Sitting up straight on the bus to the Hill at the U.S. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — With thousands of children available for adoption in the U.S. read more...
2nd Lt. Trevor Kernes, student pilot (standing), and Lt. Col. Doug Antcliff, 19th Air Force standards and evaluation pilot, prepare to egress a T-37B Tweet June 17, marking the end of the aircraft’s more than 50-year service to the Air Force. More than 78,000 Air Force pilots have trained in the Tweet since 1959. (U.S. Air Force photo by Harry Tonemah)
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — A familiar noise was missing from the 80th Flying Training Wing’s aircraft parking ramp at about 2:30 p.m. read more...
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) — Beginning in January, airmen will see some changes to the current physical training program, including having two tests per year, a different waist measurement standard and a new score chart. read more...
Meet 1st Lt. Jessa Charron, T-6A Texan II instructor pilot with 33rd Flying Training Squadron. She also is a victim advocate with Vance’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program.
“I was at the Air Force Academy when the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator program first came up,” said Charron. read more...
Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn Eaton, an Aerospace Physiology journeyman with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, is the wing Airman of the Month for June. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — Officers interested in applying for the next annual Air Force Test Pilot School Selection Board should submit their applications to the Air Force Personnel Center here by Aug. read more...
Airman 1st Class Nadia Katana bottle-feeds a kitten that was cut out of a wall June 22 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Members of the 505th Command and Control Wing cared for the litter of four until they were turned over June 23 to an animal refuge until they can be adopted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) — Members of the 505th Command and Control Wing may not be known for conducting search and rescue missions, but when a litter of kittens was trapped in a wall June 22 here, wing members knew just what to do. read more...
Josephine “Jo” Craig, a Defense Commissary Agency store associate, stands by a fully stocked vegetable display at the commissary at Fort Lee, Va. Craig is just one of DeCA’s 18,000 employees who will be taking the Dale Carnegie Training on World Class Customer Service. (DeCA photo by Millie Slamin)
FORT LEE, Va. (AFNS) — Even with customer satisfaction at an all-time high, the Defense Commissary Agency’s leaders are raising the bar and sending every one of their 18,000 employees to Dale Carnegie Training on World Class Customer Service. read more...
FAST & FURIOUS 2009 — Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker), now working for the FBI in L.A., teams up with Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation. read more...
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma, 702 N. Washington, is open 1-4 p.m. read more...
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