• Increased mission requirements open doors for continued service

    The Air Force is introducing several personnel and manpower initiatives to meet increased mission requirements outlined in the fiscal year 2016 President's Budget.In order to enhance operational and mission capacity in support of combatant commanders, and to maintain readiness, the Air Force is

  • My Body…My Life…: Vance Airmen teach sexual assault prevention

    Team Vance Airmen and family members developed a distinctive set of resiliency tools during an offering of "My Body...My Life...," a women's empowerment program, at the Community Chapel Activity Center, April 28.The class, offered through the 71st Security Forces Squadron, is taught by Vance Airmen

  • Flight of Dreams lands at Vance

    "If birds can glide for long periods of time, then ... why can't I?"This pondering by Orville Wright bridges the gap between youthful wonderment and scientific analysis - likely tenets of the 5th Flying Training Squadron's "Flight of Dreams" program.In its 10th year, Flight of Dreams helped Enid

  • Vance Airman receives Article 15

    One military member assigned to Vance Air Force Base received an Article 15 non-judicial punishment during the first quarter of 2015.A technical sergeant was given an Article 15 for failing to properly dispose of unserviceable military property. Instead of disposing of the unserviceable military

  • Air traffic controller vectors in his sister

    It wasn't just another day in the Radar Approach Control when Michael Bartel, an air traffic controller, finally heard a call sign he had been waiting for April 30 -- his sister's.Bartel, a senior airman from the 71st Operations Support Squadron, had the unique opportunity to guide his sister, Capt.