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Base Tree lighting ceremony set for Dec. 1

Three Team Vance members graduate from Airman Leadership School

Rise of the cyber wingman

Warrior of the Week – Capt. Zach Tinnin

Two new club members win gift cards during 2009 drive

Commander's 5K photos

2009 Operation Warm Heart features combat karaoke

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Lorenz on Leadership -- Spotting disasters

Use judgment, heart when sending season's Tweetings

Don’t feed the bad things and keep your Wingman close

How to deal with the active shooter – and survive

Honor America’s trust by being visible on Veterans Day

Changing role of an Air Force leader

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Tech. Sgt. Richard White in Silver Talon Spotlight

2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu: What to do if you get sick

Airman 1st Class Dylan B. Brandt in Silver Talon Spotlight

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AETC commander presents Educator of the Year awards

AETC increases suicide prevention awareness with new Web site

H1N1 vaccine arrives for high risk patients

Train to fight, fight to win - AETC at I/ITSEC 2009

Mannon takes to the sky in WWI relic

Airmen "stay blue"

Wing leadership in City Lights Parade

tabVance Aircraft 

T-1AThe T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training for students selected to fly airlift or tanker aircraft. Read the full T-1A fact sheet.

T-6The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seater designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. Read the full T-6A fact sheet.
T-38
The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used by Air Education and Training Command for joint specialized undergraduate pilot training. Read the full T-38 fact sheet.

tabVance's Training Timeline Summary 
Timeline Summary as of Nov. 24

8th Flying Training Squadron.............- 0.9 days
33rd Flying Training Squadron..........+ 1.0 days
25th Flying Training Squadron...........- 0.3 days
32nd Flying Training Squadron.........+ 0.2 days
3rd Fighter Training Squadron......... + 3.3 days

Sorties last week
Scheduled......... 1344
Flown.................. 1129
tabWings awarded at Vance  

Pilot Wings 

Since 1941, the total number of pilot wings awarded to military aviators at Vance AFB is 31,167.

Current as of Nov. 20, 2009

tabInside JSUPT 

2nd Lt. Lynn AirdThis is a journal by 2nd Lt. Lynn Aird, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-14, providing an inside look in JSUPT training at Vance. Read the journal here.

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Reservist keeps in touch with students

'First-strike ration' aims for better nutrition

Respite child care expands to all 50 states

Bagram Airmen celebrate Thanksgiving with parade

ACC commander greets deployed Airmen

Photo essay: Academy women's volleyball team ends season

Joint program aims to reduce firefighter injuries  
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