Family member Anthony Vanzo inspects the fan he will use to propel a rubber duck along a trough of water to win a duck race at the Energy Conservation Celebration Aug. 20 at the base fitness center. The party celebrated the end of the Air Education and Training Command Energy Management Incentive Award program, won by Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Danielle Lutes)
For much of the past year, members of Team Vance have had to endure warmer than usual indoor summer temperatures, and have had to reach for sweaters to battle the cool temperatures in–doors in the winter.
Those sacrifices paid off Wednesday, literally.
Vance learned Wednesday it had won the Air Education and Training Command Energy Management Incentive Award program and the $1.5 million prize that goes with it.
Vance competed against 11 other bases for the prize. read more...
Col. Chris Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, addresses Enid Air Force Association Chapter 214 community partners breakfast Wednesday. (Staff Photo by Jeff Mullin)
The days of inspections announced well in advance are over, Col. Chris Nowland, commander of Vance’s 71st Flying Training Wing, told a downtown group Wednesday, and he expects the inspector general’s team to return to the base this fall.
Nowland, who has been commander of the 71st for more than a year, spoke at Enid Air Force Association Chapter 214’s annual community partners breakfast downtown at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center.
Vance underwent a scheduled unit compliance inspection earlier this year, receiving a satisfactory, the first time the base received a rating lower than an excellent. read more...
The Enid native and Medal of Honor recipient for whom Vance Air Force Base was named will be posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame Nov. read more...
Gen. George S. Patton Jr., said it best — “Pressure makes diamonds.”
The military world we work in is full of high-stakes tasks, urgent requirements, and change. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — As we prepare for the revised Air Force fitness testing program, I’ve spent the last couple of months educating myself on diet and fitness — subjects I thought I knew plenty about. read more...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — Registration for the 13th annual United States Air Force Marathon has exceeded last year’s total participation, making this the largest field in the history of the service’s largest participatory athletic event. read more...
The Aluminum Overcast, a restored World War II-era B-17, will make a stop in Enid Nov. 3-4 at Enid Woodring Regional Airport. (Photo provided)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — From the moment he arrived at the Naval Academy, Ricky Dobbs was touted as a potential star in the football team’s triple-option attack.
The time has come for the junior quarterback to make good on that assessment.
After providing a glimpse of his potential last year, Dobbs will be counted on to run the offense and lead the Midshipmen to a seventh consecutive winning season.
Last season, Dobbs played occasionally in relief and started only one game, yet finished third on the team with 495 yards rushing and second in scoring with eight touchdowns. read more...
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is helping take the pain out of the pump by increasing discounts for drivers using a Military Star Card. read more...
While text messaging is allowed on government cell phones, some restrictions apply. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DRAG ME TO HELL — A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. read more...
The weekend is here and now it’s time to party. You and your buddies are chilling out in the dormitory dayroom, drinking some beer and playing Halo. read more...
Choral and ensemble auditions are scheduled by Enid Symphony Orchestra for the upcoming Christmas production of “LaBoheme.”
Auditions will be at 6 p.m. read more...
Tech. Sgt. Rafael Garcia, 379th Expeditionary Mission Support Group knowledge operations management NCOIC at an air base in Southwest Asia, talks via webcam with his wife, Monica, and daughter, Carmella Fe, Aug. 18. Garcia, a native of Chicago, recently experienced the birth of his daughter via webcam from his deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
SOUTHWEST ASIA — Airmen take pride in the electronic devices that allow them to listen to their favorite music, see distant targets or identify the movements of an enemy force.
But one airman assigned here used modern technology recently to witness something a little different and a lot more personal.
Tech. read more...
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) — The U.S. Air Force Academy was named the best baccalaureate college in the west for the third year in a row and received high rankings in engineering in U.S. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — Approval of the new Air Force fitness instruction in the coming weeks will bring about some of the most significant changes to the Air Force fitness program in the last five years.
Those changes, which take effect Jan. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The new Defense Department Web site is designed to make military news and information more accessible, and also invites greater participation from the public, the department’s top public affairs official said Aug. read more...
FORT LEE, Va. —Commissary customers can save 30 percent or more on their purchases every day, but in September they can save even more by shopping at a worldwide case lot sale in their community.
As seen in the past, the Defense Commissary Agency’s worldwide case lot sale promises record numbers of customers taking advantage of savings of 50 percent or more on bulk-sized products. read more...
All military personnel assigned to Air Education and Training Command are prohibited from traveling to or through any portion of Mexico located within 50 miles of the United States and Mexican border. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS — For servicemembers who still remember hand-carrying their medical records back and forth to appointments, the new virtual lifetime electronic record will help prevent misplaced paperwork and help providers maintain and offer quality health care, the acting director of the program said recently. read more...
Senior Airman Kevin Andrews helps an Iraqi child put on a fire suit Aug. 22 during a health fair at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. More than 30 Iraqi children attended the health fair. Andrews is a firefighter assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) — Airmen and soldiers here hosted a Department of State Provincial Reconstruction Team-initiated health fair for local Iraqi children Aug. read more...
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma, 702 N. Washington, is open 1-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. read more...
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