From the Commander

Mission…

 To Develop Airmen, Deliver Pilots, And Deploy Warriors

Priorities…

 Accomplish the Mission, Take Care   of Airmen and Families, Uphold Standards

 Commander’s Vision…

To be the Air Force's preeminent    flying training wing empowered and dedicated to producing world-class military pilots.

- Col Darrell F. Judy

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Assumption of command Assumption of command

Assumption of command

New leader for the 33rd FTS Dragons
Oral health Oral health

Oral health

Clean teeth are happy teeth
Champions Champions

Champions

3rd FTS takes base basketball trophy
Paralegal Paralegal

Paralegal

Rewarding, challenging career field
Faith lost Faith lost

Faith lost

The difficult path to recovery
Developing Airmen Developing Airmen

Developing Airmen

Airman Leadership School Class 17-D

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Flights A and B from Class 42D stand in formation at what would become Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The photo was printed in the local newspaper in Enid, Oklahoma, in 1942. (Courtesy Photo) Sixteen Vance senior airmen graduated with Airman Leadership School Class 17-D during a ceremony held March 21 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger) The 3rd Flying Training Squadron basketball team defeated the 71st Operations Support Squadron, 60-45, to take the base championship March 30 in the Bradley Fitness Center on base. The winning team: holding trophy from left, 1st Lt. Kyle Parker and Airman 1st Class Tre Quez Grundy; back row from left, Capt. Daniel Pickett, Maj. Jason Jones, Maj. Cullen Vetter, Capt. Kyle Williams, Maj. Jacob Bergmann and Capt. Robert Rogers. (Courtesy photo) VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Lt. Col. Mathew Elleby, right, assumes command of the 33rd Flying Training Squadron by accepting the unit’s guidon from Col. Paul Johnson, the 71st Operations Group commander, during a ceremony held March 31 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Elleby previously served as the director of operations with the 71st Operations Support Squadron at Vance. The Dragons with the 33rd FTS train student pilots to fly the T-6A Texan II. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)
The outstanding Airmen of the 71st Flying Training Wing were recognized during the 2016 Annual Awards banquet Feb. 17 at the Vance Collocated Club. Front row from left: Capt. Carlos M. Moralejo Jr., Senior Airman Chase Kelly, Senior Airman Danica G. Golightly, 1st Lt. Mia E. Gwirtsman and Navy Lt. Austin M. Nasca. Back row from left: Col. Darrell Judy, 71st FTW commander, David M. Harris, Master Sgt. Richard A. Parks, Maj. Megan S. Brandt, Capt. Richard M. Kirwan Jr., Capt. Jeffrey M. Kelley, Navy Lt. Michael B. Gawne and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Wilson, 71st FTW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger) Cockpit Photo A workman from BASCO Group, the contractor for the boiler replacement project, installs insulation onto the pipes of the new boiler in building 672, Oct. 15. During energy action month, new high-efficiency boilers were installed in some of the buildings at Vance. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon) Damon Journey and his family (center) join 8th Flying Training Squadron cadre on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 15. Journey was a guest of the 8th FTS as a Pilot for a Day. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)
3 Ship VAFB Fact Sheet Photo Staff Sgt. Eric Salazar monitors vehicle speeds at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 29. Salazar is a Defender with Vance's 71st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)