Jennifer Block is the Air Education and Training Command’s 2009 Key Spouse of the Year. Jennifer is the mother of Alexus (right) and Marcus, and the wife of Capt. Beau Block, an instructor pilot with the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)
When Jennifer Block was studying to be a “geeky” engineer at San Diego State University, she promised herself she would never marry another “geeky” engineer. read more...
The Vance AFB Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program begins operations Tuesday, offering free federal and state income tax preparation for Team Vance members.
The free tax service is available for active-duty military, Department of Defense civilians, reserve and National Guard members, retirees and family members.
Customers, at a minimum, should bring the following to their VITA appointment: 2008 tax return; Social Security cards for the member, spouse, and all family members; military I.D.; all W-2s, 1099Rs, 1099Misc, 1099Int, and 1099Div; education expenses; child care expenses; student loan interest; individual retirement account contributions and any other relevant documents.
In addition, customers also should bring their bank routing and account numbers for the automatic deposit of refunds or payments of taxes due. read more...
WASHINGTON — Servicemembers and overseas voters shouldn’t assume they automatically will receive ballots for the 2010 elections just because they have in the past.
Previously, voters would receive absentee ballots for up to two cycles following their request, Bob Carey, Federal Voting Assistance Program director, said during the 2010 election year kickoff. read more...
The Air Force’s chief of chaplains, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, will be the guest speaker at the Commander’s National Prayer Breakfast scheduled for 7:30 a.m. read more...
Last March, Gen. Stephen Lorenz, commander of the Air Education and Training Command, directed bases throughout the command to hold a network focus day specifically dedicated to covering key aspects of network security and information assurance.
Here we are a year later and the message is still the same — maintaining the network’s security and health is paramount to successful mission accomplishment at Vance AFB and throughout the Air Force and Department of Defense.
There are so many different venues important to maintaining that security, but the first line of defense is to go back to the basics. read more...
Department of Defense civilian employees under the National Security Personnel System at Vance will transition back to the General Schedule pay system over the next two years. read more...
The National Military Family Association is now accepting scholarship applications from military spouses for a $1,000 “Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship.”
This scholarship allows spouses to obtain professional certifications, attend post-secondary school or graduate school.
Applications are due Jan. read more...
Tech. Sgt. Octavious Hill, a Tops in Blue vocalist, performs during the 2009 Tops in Blue tour. Hill is from the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paul Labbe)
FORT LEE, Va. — If your pants seem to have shrunk over the past couple of months, and you’ve jotted a note to yourself to check the heat settings on your water heater and clothes dryer, try stepping on the bathroom scales instead. read more...
Senior Airman Max Gianelloni
• Duty: Customer Service representative, Military Personnel Flight
• Hometown: Biloxi, Miss.
• Favorite PT regimen: Training for the PT test
• Mission contributions: Gianelloni’s professionalism and intrapersonal skills are second to none. read more...
FORT LEE, Va. — As football fans prepare for their big game viewing events, the Defense Commissary Agency is launching a promotion blitz for authorized customers who want to grab all their snacks and party food at savings approaching 50-60 percent.
Under a campaign titled “Game On!” DeCA is reminding its customers that the commissary should be their first stop as they prepare to watch the National Football League’s conference championships Jan. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — As airmen begin transitioning into the new testing cycle in January, officials worked to publish the new Air Force instruction to the Air Force Publications Web site Tuesday, with an effective date of July 1.
Air Force officials unveiled the new fitness program in August while still completing a rigorous schedule to collect feedback, coordinate the instruction and publish it by its original Jan. read more...
Haiti’s National Palace is seen damaged in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck the country on Tuesday. (AP Photo)
MIAMI (AFNS) — U.S. Southern Command officials here will deploy a team of 30 people to Haiti to support U.S. read more...
Maj. William Reynolds demonstrates how to evacuate the liquid nitrogen from a fire suppression system bottle for the Mi-17 helicopter Dec. 27 at Camp Taji, Iraq. Reynolds created a process that will save the Iraqi air force tens of thousands of dollars when approved. Reynolds is a 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron maintenance operations officer deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Trish Bunting)
CAMP TAJI, Iraq (AFNS) — Airmen from the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron here improvised a device to recharge fire suppression bottles for the Russian-made Mi-17 Hip helicopter to save the Iraqi air force tens of thousands of dollars. read more...
Gripping life story
Dave Roever, decorated Vietnam War hero burned beyond recognition when a grenade exploded in his hand, will share his testimony at 6 p.m. read more...
• Contemporary Worship Service — Sundays, 11 a.m. at Base Chapel.
• Children’s Church — Sundays, 11 a.m. read more...
1st Lt. Micah Bowron practices applying a tourniquet on Sankar Shunmugasundaram during a combat lifesaver training course Dec. 29 at Baghdad, Iraq. Bowron is a heavy equipment procurement officer for U.S. Forces-Iraq, Deputy Commanding General-Advising and Training Health Affairs. Shunmugasundarama is a dining facility quality assurance and quality control manager for Almco. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Trish Bunting)
BAGHDAD (AFNS) — Air Force and Army personnel from U.S. Forces-Iraq Deputy Commanding General-Advising and Training Health Affairs work together to train participants on how to save lives in combat, here. read more...
Maj. Deborah Lehker and Master Sgt. Scott Wilkes set up a table with donated supplies Dec. 1 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Wilkes established a Wounded Warriors program in which American citizens from 37 different states sent donations to Kandahar Airfield so servicemembers wounded in combat would have clothing available to wear during transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo)
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — When the crewmembers of 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight first deployed to Kandahar Airfield in August, they knew they would be transporting many wounded warriors throughout Afghanistan. read more...
2009 — A Year In Photos An HC-130P/N, an extended-range version of C-130 Hercules transport, deploys flares in a demonstration of its capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos Lt. Col. Stephen Goodman (left) and Capt. Robert Wilson perform a high-altitude low-opening jump over Ie Shima Island, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos Immediately after his girlfriend, Beth Lewis, “tacked” his new senior airman stripes on him during a wing recognition ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Joshua Saville asks her to marry him. She said yes. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos Airmen from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, in Wyoming, set off smoke bombs to evade enemy combatants during the Road Warrior exercise at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos Newly commissioned officers celebrate as they are dismissed for the last time during an Officer Training School basic officer training graduation parade March 12 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos Airman 1st Class Tanja Kambel updates the memorial wall at the base helicopter pad Nov. 25 at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. Kambel is an 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron patrol member. The memorial wall holds the names of all the servicemembers who lost their lives during Operation Iraqi Freedom since the start of the campaign in 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos A C-141B Starlifter aircraft leaves four plumes of exhaust behind as it prepares for an airdrop during Operation Deep Freeze, which involves ferrying supplies from New Zealand to scientific camps in Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos Visiting firefighters train on extracting a pilot from a T-38 at Vance Air Force Base. They were part of the 31-man team deployed to Vance during a labor dispute. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos Two members of the “Team Awesome” relay team paddle across the lake at Meadowlake Park in Enid during Vance Air Force Base’s 2009 Vance Adventure Race. (U.S. Air Force photo)
2009 — A Year In Photos Isabel Allori cruises along during Vance Air Force Base’s Child Development Center’s Red, White & Blue Parade on base April 24 honoring the Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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