Senior Airman Sylvia Lake, a member of the Silver Talon Honor Guard, observes a moment of prayer during the Commander’s National Prayer Breakfast held Tuesday at the Vance Air Force Base Collocated Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)
More than 125 attended the Commander’s National Prayer Breakfast Tuesday at the Vance Collocated Club. read more...
Pat Riemann helps refuel a T-38 on a recent sunny afternoon at Vance Air Force Base. Refueling the aircraft at Vance is a key element of the base’s mission. (Staff Photo by Shawn Yorks)
It takes a lot of fuel to keep the second busiest airfield in the Air Force flying to the tune of some 48,000 sorties and 71,000 flying hours annually.
But the people who keep that fuel flowing do so in relative anonymity, which suits them just fine.
“People pass by here every day and don’t understand what we do,” said Don Frioux, fuels manager for PRI/DJI, a sub-contractor of CSC Applied Technologies LLC, the prime civilian contractor at Vance. read more...
• Duty: Medical Readiness Flight commander
• Hometown: Pawtucket, R.I.
• Favorite PT regimen: Training for a half-marathon
• Mission contributions: According to Lt. read more...
When I hear Willie Nelson sing “My heroes have always been cowboys,” I have to thank the good Lord for giving Willie an extra dose of talent. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials here reinforced their commitment to fund and support today’s operations while posturing for future challenges through the service’s portion of the president’s fiscal year 2011 budget announced Monday. read more...
Col. Terry Virts will pilot the space shuttle Endeavour during the STS-130 mission scheduled for takeoff Saturday, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot and test pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours and 45 combat missions. (NASA photo)
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) — An airman will pilot the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor, scheduled to launch Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Col. read more...
DALLAS — Paul Winston, a recognized leader in the bridal jewelry market, and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service will have military shoppers saying “I do” with the “Valentine/Paul Winston Sweepstakes.”
Now through Feb. read more...
FORT LEE, Va. — Even a challenging economy couldn’t diminish the strength of the commissary benefit as more customers decided to take advantage of their annual savings. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — To expand health care to a record-number of veterans, reduce the number of homeless veterans and process a dramatically increased number of new disability compensation claims, White House officials here announced Monday a proposed $125 billion budget next year for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
“Our budget proposal provides the resources necessary to continue our aggressive pursuit of President (Barack) Obama’s two over-arching goals for veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. read more...
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) — Chaplains at the Air Force Academy have added a worship area for followers of Earth-centered religions. read more...
• Contemporary Worship Service — Sundays, 11 a.m. at Base Chapel.
• Children’s Church — Sundays, 11 a.m. read more...
Francis Dugue (left) holds 6-month-old evacuee Anaellen Jean Louis as she plays with a teddy bear donated by Michele Gillen Jan. 24 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Gillen donated 2,500 of the bears to children of displaced evacuees at Homestead ARB and other places in the Miami area on behalf of Bear Hugs for Haiti. Dugue is a Miami-Dade 3-1-1 government center employee. Gillen is an an WFOR-TV Miami chief investigative reporter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Bellamy)
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — More than 3,000 Haitian earthquake victims have processed through Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., evacuating Haiti on military aircraft. read more...
Captain America is coming to Vance Air Force Base to deliver on a promise made to a World War II soldier in a new Marvel comic book that takes readers from occupied France to the front lines of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Other superheroes joining “Cap” in “The Promise” by Paul Tobin, include sidekick Bucky, the Human Torch, Sub Mariner and Miss America.
“‘The Promise’ is now available, for free, at the Vance BX located in Building 685,” said General Manager Bettye J. read more...
DALLAS — The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Kimberly Clark, the maker of well-known daily essentials such as Kleenex and Huggies, are teaming up to give away ten $1,000 gift cards from today through Thursday.
“All eligible shoppers who visit their exchange during the contest simply need to fill out an entry form for a shot at a $1,000 AAFES shopping spree,” said AAFES’ Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief Jeffry Helm. read more...
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