City of Enid CFO Erin Crawford said audited franchise providers would include ONG, OG&E, Suddenlink and various landline phone companies, while hotels would be any lodging locations paying lodging tax revenue to the city of Enid.

Guiding young Air Force officers through the year-long Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training curriculum allowed then-Capt. Olmstead to see the direct impact his leadership decisions had on the lives of those around him.

Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian is the graduation speaker during the first Class 21-10 ceremony of 18 students, set for 10 a.m. Thursday in the Base Auditorium. The second ceremony for AU students is set for 1 p.m.

The newly minted pilots of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-08 AU pinned on their wings May 7 with a special guest.

The airmen of the 71st Security Forces Squadron commemorated all those who protect and serve May 11-15 during Team Vance’s Police Week celebrations, which included a 24-hour march.

Having been EPS’ honorary, non-voting school board member for the last two school years, Col. Anthony Smith will leave Enid at the end of June to take his new post at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Starting July 1, Smith will begin his 13th assignment as comptroller for the base’s air mobility command.

Team Vance broke ground on the new community “Hero Garden” April 30 at the Youth Center in honor of Month of the Military Child.

Eighteen members of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-09 at Vance Air Force Base will receive their wings Friday.

The city is proposing $170 million in budgeted total revenue and $179.5 million in total expenses — an increase by about $13 million in revenue and $16.6 million in expenses from the current fiscal year that ends June 30, the city's accounting manager said.

At no cost to the city, Scissortail would install, operate and maintain a system that would ideally reduce the landfill’s methane emissions, which have risen beyond state compliance in the last year.

Until recently there was one major hurdle Airmen at Vance Air Force Base face when reporting sexual assault — fear of losing their flying status.

During his visit, Inhofe, the ranking minority member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said he believed national defense was at risk for being shortchanged under President Joe Biden’s administration.

Civilians attending professional military education is gaining momentum across Air Education & Training Command, according to Master Sgt. Clinton Collins, Altus ALS commandant, at Altus Air Force Base. To date, 13 civilians have attended the Altus ALS.

Eisenhower Elementary School was recognized as a “Purple Star School” for its support to students from military families.

A feature of the new vest that will be critical on the battlefield is a quick release tab. When that tab is pulled, the vest literally falls apart, said Dahmen, allowing quick access for treating injuries.

A new Diversity and Inclusion Council took shape at Vance Air Force Base on April 5, 2021, to help the 71st Flying Training Wing celebrate diverse cultures, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.

Nineteen Class 21-08 students will graduate at 10 a.m. Friday in the Vance Air Force Base Auditorium.

Vance Spouses’ Club not only services the local and military communities but also builds strong relationships — within the communities and among its 40 members.

Student pilots here hit yet another milestone April 2 as the first 17 Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 graduates crossed the stage and received their wings.

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE — Team Vance leadership cut the ribbon on a new Sexual Assault Response Coordinator facility during a ceremony April 1 to kick off the base’s annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign.

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE — Student pilots at Vance hit yet another milestone as the first 17 Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 graduates crossed the stage and received their wings last week.

2nd Lt. Max Atkinson, a student pilot in the 71st Student Squadron at Vance AFB, used rapid response and quick thinking to resuscitate a motorcyclist after he was thrown from his motorcycle in an accident on the highway.

Deputy chief of staff for operations Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella visited Vance Air Force Base on March 26 to speak to graduating Specialized Undergraduate Training Class 21-07.

Col. Jay Johnson assumed command of the 71st Flying Training Wing in an assumption-of-command ceremony March 25 at Hanger 199.

A B-2 Stealth Bomber flies over Vance Air Force Base Friday, March 26, 2021. The plane approached from the north and made a couple of passes over the base before continuing. Viewers lined the roads around the base to catch sight of the bomber.

Capt. Tina Bowen, a student pilot in the 71st Flying Training Wing, has another ball to juggle. In addition to her day-to-day duties in the classroom and in the air, she’s mother to a 2-year-old daughter, Scarlett Grace.

The Oakwood Mall vaccination clinic is preparing for Phase 4 as Oklahoma State Department of Health announced earlier this week that COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to anyone older than 16 starting next week.

CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently completed the first Air Combat Command test of the Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) for the MQ-9 Reaper at Creech AFB.

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE (AFNS) — airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass during a visit to Altus Air Force Base earlier this month.

More than 50% of Vance Air Force Base’s fleet of T-1A Jayhawks, T-6A Texan IIs and T-38 Talons were relocated Thursday to airfields in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in anticipation of severe weather forecast to hit Oklahoma on Friday.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — Air Education and Training Command, in partnership with the 19th Air Force, recently hosted the Flying Training Virtual Industry Days at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and his wife, Sharene Brown, visited Nellis Air Force Base, March 2-4.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Diversity and winning the next great power competition go hand-in-hand. Recognizing the value of having and developing agile thinkers at all levels of the Air Force who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, Air Education and Training Command leaders have taken deliberate actions focused on diversity and inclusion for both recruits and current airmen and guardians, members of Space Force.

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE — A severe winter storm froze Team Vance training sorties, buried the base under 11 inches of snow, and stranded hundreds without water, heat or power Feb. 13-17.

Concerns about the former commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base were raised “within the last 30 days” before he was relieved of command last week.

Col. Timothy Danielson has been relieved as 71st Flying Training Wing commander at Vance Air Force Base, the Air Force announced Friday.

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) — A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:47 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE — Volunteers at Team Vance’s Retiree Activities Office have been helping local retirees schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments since the vaccine became available to Oklahomans in January.

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Vance Air Force Base continued its record of being the most productive pilot training base in the Air Force in 2020, and it is moving forward by implementing new training processes and major upgrades to base infrastructure.

Due to record low temperatures, poor driving conditions and more snow on the way, Vance Air Force Base will be closed Tuesday.

Keston Cook studied a lot of different aspects of airport management during his time at Oklahoma State University, but few young airport managers could anticipate taking the helm of a busy regional airport, with an active role in supporting military flight operations, at the height of a global pandemic.