This flag will fly atop the Vance AFB flagpole today. It was carried onboard an F-15E Strike Eagle during a ground forces support mission Dec. 7. The flag is accompanied by a certificate commemorating its flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ensign Rex Miller)
A special flag will fly atop the Vance AFB flagpole today. It was carried onboard an F-15E Strike Eagle during a ground forces support mission Dec. read more...
Oklahoma’s economy, like that of the nation, has been struggling in recent months.
Locally, one stable economic factor has been Vance Air Force Base.
Vance’s economic impact was $241.3 million in fiscal year 2009, down just less than $1 million from the $242.3 million figure posted in FY 2008.
“That was net nothing, really,” said Mike Cooper, military liaison for the city of Enid, speaking of the difference. read more...
Macy Perigo, 16 months, enjoys dancing with Bobby the Banana while attending last year’s Women’s Wellness Fair with her family. The 2010 fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 11 in the Fitness Center gym. (U.S. Air Force photo)
An Air Education and Training Command special-duty team will visit Vance AFB at 8:30 a.m. March 11 at the Professional Development Center auditorium, Bldg. read more...
Vance AFB Dodgeball Tournament competitors, The Ringers, pose for a team photo just before winning the tournament’s championship match. Team members (left to right) are: Austin Foutes, Thomas Hardy, Aaron Shanor, Alex Prevendar, Trae Clark and Omar Robinson. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Elaine Johns)
The Ringers, combining members of the 25th Flying Training Squadron and the 71st Flying Training Wing, won the fourth annual Vance AFB Dodgeball Tournament was held Feb. read more...
Gen. George Washington was quoted, “If I was called upon to declare upon oath, whether the militia have been most serviceable or hurtful upon the whole; I should subscribe to the latter.”
Not a very stirring endorsement. read more...
I met Laura last fall at a workshop at 29 Palms, Calif. If you have never been to 29 Palms yourself, I want you to picture the blaze of desert sunsets. read more...
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) — Two alleged car thieves ran through one of the Luke Air Force Base gates and were confronted immediately by 56th Security Forces Squadron patrols at approximately 11 p.m. read more...
This is a journal from 2nd Lt. Lynn Aird, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-14. read more...
Warriors of the Week are (first row, left to right) Clay Gillock, CSC Applied Technologies Fire Protection; Master Sgt. James Smith, 71st Medical Operations Squadron; (second row, left to right), Sandi Ott, 71st Force Support Squadron; and David Harris, 71st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)
Members of the Exercise Evaluation Team were selected Warriors of the Week at Vance for their planning and execution of training exercises during a recent two-week period.
Sandi Ott, from Peabody, Mass., is a self-proclaimed “data geek” with the 71st Force Support Squadron’s Personnel Systems Management. read more...
Debbie Read is the Category 1 Civilian of the 4th Quarter for both the 71st Flying Training Wing and Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ensign Rex Miller)
Four Team Vance airmen are among the 27 members of Class 10-C who graduated Feb. 18 from the Airman Leadership School at Altus AFB.
Senior Airman Travis W. read more...
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley testifies before the House Armed Services Committee along with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz Tuesday in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. The committee met to receive testimony on the fiscal 2011 Air Force budget request. (U.S. Air Force photo by Scott M. Ash)
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force’s budget request for fiscal 2011 provides the right balance between supporting the war efforts and other current-day commitments while posturing for future challenges, the top Air Force civilian and military leaders told Congress Tuesday. read more...
Air Force officials have approved an incentive pay for officer and enlisted airmen who commit themselves to flying or operating sensors on remotely piloted aircraft like the MQ-9 Reaper shown here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway)
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials here have approved an incentive pay for officer and enlisted airmen who commit themselves to flying or operating sensors on remotely piloted aircraft.
The incentive pay is equivalent to the current aviation incentive pay programs and is available to airmen in the officer 18X RPA pilot or the new enlisted 1UOX1 RPA sensor operator career fields. read more...
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) — Four airmen were injured by lightning during a field training exercise at approximately 8 a.m. read more...
Airman 1st Class Evan Hess performs an operations check on a ground multi-band terminal used for long-range communications at Krtsanisi National Training Center, Republic of Georgia. Hess is a transmission system technician assigned to the 1st Combat Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tony R. Ritter)
KRTSANISI NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, Georgia — A small detachment of airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, camp out in the foothills of the Republic of Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains, enclosed by snow capped peaks and kept company by stray dogs and roaming cattle. read more...
The recently reopened and renovated Combat Arms firing range is located in Bldg. 903 on the southeast corner of the base.
Going inside the fenced range complex not only is trespassing, but is dangerous, as well.
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The Air Force Uniform Office staff here conducted field solicitations for airmen suggestions and concerns about Air Force uniforms to incorporate into a uniform strategic plan for future developments. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Today's global environment calls for airmen to have the knowledge, skills and attitudes with which to build partnerships and effectively communicate with international partners and potential adversaries, manpower and personnel officials said Monday. read more...
Pastor Norris Williams performs a musical selection while guests eat at the African-American Heritage Month luncheon. Williams also gave the invocation for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ensign Rex Miller)
Team Vance celebrated African-American Heritage Month Feb. 18, with a luncheon at the Collocated Club. read more...
Maj. Stephen Wolf picks up a Centers for Disease Control-approved mosquito trap he set the previous day at the Lapaz village during Operation Pacific Angel Feb. 16 in Laoag, Philippines. Wolf is an entomologist from Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Genieve David)
LAOAG, Philippines (AFNS) — An airman and representatives from a local health department were on a crusade to combat the Dengue virus in villages here, as part of Operation Pacific Angel Feb. read more...
• Hometown: Jersey City, N.J.
• Organization: 32nd Flying Training Squadron
• Duty title: NCO in charge of Squadron Aviation Resource
• Time on Silver Talon Team: Five months
• What has been the best part of serving on the Silver Talon team? Camaraderie. read more...
NINJA ASSASSIN — A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan. read more...
DALLAS — America’s desire for financial responsibility can be traced back to our founding fathers. In fact, it was Benjamin Franklin who is credited with coining the phrase “a penny saved is twopence dear,” which over time has evolved to the more familiar “a penny saved is a penny earned.” This common sense advice takes on an even greater meaning when military shoppers see the savings their BX/PX has in store for them.
In addition to the tax-free shopping that military Families enjoy, AAFES has two additional cost-cutting measures that can really make the pennies add up:
We’ll Match It! program is a last line of defense in delivering the lowest price to troops and their Families. read more...
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — New guidelines from U.S. Strategic Command officials allow servicemembers to use “thumb drives” and other flash media to store computer data under specific circumstances. read more...
The Officers’ Spouses’ Club has scholarships available for family members.
Applications can be picked up at Enid-area high schools; the Vance Education Office and Airman & Family Support Center, Bldg. read more...
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Warren (center), an instructor at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, instructs Chilean air force maintenance students Senior Airmen Oscar Molina and Jorge Hernandez on the maintenance of the KC-135E. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Hosea)
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) — Thirty-eight Chilean air force enlisted members visited Sheppard Air Force Base, to learn the finer points of maintenance on four specific aircraft systems at the 982nd Training Group. read more...
10-05 grads honored Five members of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-05 were honored at the class graduation banquet Feb. 19 at Vance Air Force Base. Capt. Joshua Coakley received four awards, including Air Education and Training Command Commander’s Trophy in the T-1 track. He also was named T-1 distinguished graduate, won the leadership award and shared the T-1 academic award. Coakley will next fly the C-17 at McChord AFB, Wash.
10-05 grads honored Five members of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-05 were honored at the class graduation banquet Feb. 19 at Vance Air Force Base. 2nd Lt. Katherine Suhrhoff shared the T-1 academic award. Suhrhoff will fly the C-130J at Ramstein AB, Germany.
10-05 grads honored Five members of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-05 were honored at the class graduation banquet Feb. 19 at Vance Air Force Base. In the T-38 track, 2nd Lt. Anthony Norman earned three awards. He won the AETC Commander’s Trophy and was named distinguished graduate. In addition, he received the flying training award. Norman will next go on to fly F-16s at Kelly Field, Texas.
10-05 grads honored Five members of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-05 were honored at the class graduation banquet Feb. 19 at Vance Air Force Base. 1st Lt. Nathan Skavdal received both the T-38 academic and leadership awards. Skavdal next will be a First Assignment Instructor Pilot in the T-6 at Vance.
10-05 grads honored Five members of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-05 were honored at the class graduation banquet Feb. 19 at Vance Air Force Base. 1st Lt. Matthew Burton received the T-1 flying training award. He will next fly C-17s at Travis AFB, Calif.
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