Staff Sgt. Bradley Hancock, combat arms instructor, oversees four airmen in Vance Air Force Base’s updated firing range. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carrillo)
The Vance base firing range has reopened after a 14-month upgrade. It was closed to turn the partially contained range into a fully contained range by adding a roof and side walls, said Tech. read more...
The former superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and a Vance Air Force Base graduate, will be featured speaker at the graduation ceremony for Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-04 at 10 a.m. read more...
Two hundred and twenty six participants, weighing a collective 44,219 pounds, signed up for Vance AFB’s annual Biggest Loser competition Jan. read more...
Pictured are (front row left to right) Senior Airman Kaleigh Land and Staff Sgt. Jennifer Chambers; (back row left to right) Officer Andrew Land, Tech. Sgt. Joe Gonzales, Scott Boas and 2nd Lt. Trent Atwood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)
The members of the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century base-entry procedures team were selected Warriors of the Week.
The team leader was Staff Sgt. read more...
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) — You may not have met Tech. Sgt. Stephen McGrath, but he works in the explosive ordnance disposal shop here. read more...
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FROM: Generation Me
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE (AFNS) — The 97th Air Mobility Wing launched six C-17 Globemaster IIIs Sunday and Monday from the 58th Airlift Squadron here to assist with the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti, Operation Unified Response.
Altus AFB officials answered the call for help with 50 aircrew personnel who will deliver aid in the form of medical evacuations and life-sustaining supplies. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — More than 3,700 people attended the 2010 Air Education and Training Command Symposium held at the Henry B. read more...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) —Tricare officials are taking the plunge into social media to uncover what issues matter most to their beneficiaries around the world. read more...
The Jan. 14 quarterly awards attendees are (front row left to right) Col. Rick Murphy, Tech. Sgt. Laura Rosenzweig, Deborah Read, Capt. John Adams, Capt. Matthew Gjertsen, Cathy Williams, Bruce Baker and Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Griner. (Back row left to right) Capt. Mike Akins, Master Sgt. Jeffrey Walton, Capt. Samuel McAnally, Sharron Schaefer, Senior Airman Seth Lake, Steven Long, David Wissman and Ken Moore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Angela Roche)
A group of Team Vance members were recognized for their superb efforts Jan. 14 during the 71st Flying Training Wing quarterly awards ceremony at the Vance Collocated Club. read more...
• Contemporary Worship Service — Sundays, 11 a.m. at Base Chapel.
• Children’s Church — Sundays, 11 a.m. read more...
Air transportation specialists with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., work together Monday to load a pallet of food onto a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord AFB, Wash. The pallet of food is part of a 116,000-pound shipment to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Since the startup of relief efforts following the earthquake in Haiti, active-duty, Air Guard and Reserve airmen have been working around the clock to support aid missions to get people and supplies to the stricken island nation.
Both the secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force chief of staff are closely monitoring the humanitarian efforts being undertaken by the men and women of the U.S. read more...
A mobile command and control communications center is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 15 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Officials from the 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed ground forces to set up air base operations to set the stage for expedient supply of humanitarian aid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE Ill. (AFNS) — Air Mobility Command airmen have flown more than 260 sorties in support of Haiti relief efforts, rushing food, water and medical supplies to the people of Haiti.
In fact, since Jan. read more...
THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS — A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. read more...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) — One in five servicemembers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, according to officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
To help servicemembers affected by a behavioral or other health condition, Tricare officials created the Toolkit for wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers. read more...
Dr. J. Rufus Fears’ lecture series “Lessons in Leadership Through Great Books” continues at 7 p.m. read more...
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 Capt. Douglas M. Pruitt, C-17 McChord AFB, Wash.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 1st Lt. Sabrina L. Drogos, C-17, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 Lt. j.g. Brian J. Flowers, E-6, Tinker AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 1st Lt. Matthew B. Hellier, C-17, Charleston AFB, S.C.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 1st Lt. Christopher S. Huddleston, C-130E/H, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 1st Lt. Justin M. Mensen, RPA, Creech AFB, Nev.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 1st Lt. Mike R. Price, C-17, McChord AFB, Wash.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 1st Lt. David L. Scott, KC-135, RAF Mildenhall AB, U.K.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 1st Lt. Rachel H. Stone, T-1, Vance AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 1st Lt. David L. Whitney, KC-135, Pease, N.H.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 2nd Lt. Troy M. Breland, KC-135, McConnell AFB, Kan.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 2nd Lt. John D. Burch, E-3, Tinker AFB
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 2nd Lt. Donald A. Clemson, KC-10, McGuire AFB, N.J.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 2nd Lt. Jonggun David Kim, KC-10, Travis AFB, Calif.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 2nd Lt. Freddy Rodriguez, C-17, Dover AFB, Del.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 2nd Lt. Kyle R. Smith, EC-130, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
Graduates, JSUPT Class 10-04 2nd Lt. Brent L. Watson, KC-135, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
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