Lt. Bryan Skaggs with the Enid Police Department, watches Staff Sgt. Christopher Joyce, a KC-135 aerial refueling boom operator from Altus Air Force Base refuel a C-17 Globemaster III. Skaggs is one of the 31 civic, business and educational leaders from throughout northern Oklahoma who participated in the Vance Community Relations tour. (Courtesy photo)
A group of 31 civic, business and educational leaders from throughout northern Oklahoma left Vance Air Force Base July 23 on a KC-135 Stratotanker, as part of a two-day community relations tour sponsored by the 71st Flying Training Wing. read more...
The mobilization assistant to the Military Deputy, office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, will be featured speaker at the graduation ceremony for Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 09-13 at 10 a.m. read more...
A Vance Air Force Base airman from the 71st Security Forces Squadron was convicted Aug. 6 in a special court-martial for violating Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, Absence without Leave for less than 30 days; Article 92, UCMJ, Dereliction of Duty, for using her Government Travel Card for other than official travel related expenses; Article 112a, UCMJ, Wrongful Use of Marijuana; and Article 134, UCMJ, Dishonorably Failing to Pay Debt, for failing to pay her Bank of America and Citibank Government Travel Card balances.
The accused pleaded guilty to the charges and specifications. read more...
Patty Tyson, director of community service for CSC Applied Technologies LLC at Vance Air Force Base has been selected to receive the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program, in recognition of outstanding support of the National Guard and military reserve forces.
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The owner of the Chick-fil-A restaurant at the Oakwood Mall has opened a unit at the Vance AFB Base Exchange for a 90-day trial that began Monday.
The first day went very well, said Connie Sturgeon-Hart, the owner. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The Air Force has a heritage rooted in technology and innovation. From our earliest days, airmen have sought to find a better way to dominate the domains in which we operate — air, space, and now, cyberspace. read more...
Elaine: “Ha hum...Do you like George?”
Paula: “Yeaaah! He’s cool.”
Elaine: “No I mean ... Do you like him or do you like him like him?”
Paula: “Like like … looks aren’t important to me, you know?”
— “The Doodle,” Seinfeld
What’s a guy or gal to do when flattery falls flat?
Call it what you like — the backhanded compliment, the left-handed compliment, the bad compliment, the double-meaning compliment, the clumsy compliment, the put-down compliment, the oh-lordy-she-didn’t-just-say-that compliment — if you’re on the receiving end of one of these zingers, chances are you’re left feeling more flummoxed than flattered. read more...
The Vance Bowling Center is holding the annual Customer Appreciation Week Aug. 22-29. The week-long event offers customers a little fun, discounted bowling and special food prices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Wood)
The Vance Bowling Center is holding the annual Customer Appreciation Week Aug. 22-29. The week-long event offers customers a little fun, discounted bowling and special food prices. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas —Air Education and Training Command officials are gearing up for the 2010 AETC Symposium scheduled for Jan. read more...
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AFNS) — Officials of the Air Force and national academic community attended an unmanned aircraft systems symposium Aug. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — In ongoing discussions about health-care reform, President Barack Obama offered assurance to those receiving medical care through Tricare or the Department of Veterans Affairs: Your benefits are safe. read more...
• Duty: Mental Health program assistant, 71st Medical Group.
• Hometown: San Diego.
• Favorite PT regimen: Elliptical trainer and weight lifting.
• Mission contributions: Recently, an absent without leave Army soldier came to Vance, seeking help to get back to Fort Lewis, Wash. read more...
FORT LEE, Va. — The Defense Commissary Agency has joined several organizations to help promote the 2009 Constitution Day Poster Contest. read more...
The new airman battle uniform boot sits on display while airmen are fitted as part of the test group June 10 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tracie Forte)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — Stain-resistant, low-maintenance boot prototypes soon will be tested by airmen at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. read more...
ST. LOUIS (AFNS) — As iron sharpens iron, we will all make one another more focused when it comes to safety, said the Air National Guard’s senior officer Aug. read more...
U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets 2nd Class Jeffrey Nakayama and Rupert Domingo inspect a Viking 300 unmanned aircraft vehicle July 20 before launch from Camp Red Devil at Fort Carson, Colo. The Academy’s new UAS training is designed to encourage cadets to serve as UAS leaders after graduation. The Viking 300 weighs between 200 and 300 pounds and has a top speed of 100 knots, with a cruising speed of 55 knots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ann Patton)
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) — Members of the first class of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Unmanned Aircraft System and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Education Program received their UAS wings Aug. read more...
ANGELS AND DEMONS — Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. read more...
Chisholm Trail Coalition’s Trail Tales, an historical re-enactment in downtown Enid, is 10 a.m. read more...
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Michael A. Povilaitis, C-17, Charleston AFB, S.C.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Dustin P. Beitz, C-17, McChord AFB, Wash.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Kevin C. Bunten, T-6, Vance AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Bryan S. Christopher, NSA, Cannon AFB, N.M.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Ashley J. Cwiakala, E-3, Tinker AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Charles M. Davis IV, C-17, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Stephen A. Del Bagno, F-22, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Hans C. Foster, KC-135, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Joshua S. Geidel, A-10, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 Lt. j.g. Robert M. Hagedorn, E-6, Tinker AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Trevor L. Hitt, T-1, Vance AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Joseph J. Krota IV, KC-10, Travis AFB, Calif.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Jessica L. Lackey, UAS, Cannon AFB, N.M.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Timothy M. Lukianowicz, T-6, Vance AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Mauricio O. Monte, KC-10, McGuire AFB, N.J.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Robert F. Poiesz, NSA, Cannon AFB, N.M.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 Lt. j.g. Daniel L. Pope, E-6, Tinker AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Charles A. Price, F-15E, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 1st Lt. Michael C. Sadler, KC-135, McConnell AFB, Kan.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 2nd Lt. Faisal H. Al-Anazi, TBD, Royal Saudi Air Force
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 2nd Lt. Ahmad E. Al-Mutairi, TBD, Royal Saudi Air Force
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 2nd Lt. Abdulrahman Y. Al-Yousef, TBD, Royal Saudi Air Force
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 Ensign Sean B. Anderson, E-6, Tinker AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 2nd Lt. Christopher J. Carey, C-17, McChord AFB, Wash.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 09-13 2nd Lt. Trevor N. Kauffeld, C-17, Charleston AFB, S.C.
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