• Vance Operational Readiness Inspection on horizon

    Although the official schedule has not yet been published, Vance Air Force Base is expecting its Operational Readiness Inspection beginning Aug. 14. Some people may be thinking "Six months away! I've got more pressing matters to worry about than ORI prep." These issues may include the pressures of

  • Comptroller squadron holds honorary CoC

    The 71st Comptroller Squadron recognized their outgoing and incoming honorary commanders at a luncheon Tuesday at the Vance Club. Kip Miles, 2004 honorary commander, was presented a memento from the squadron and Brad Boeckman, 2005 honorary commander, was welcomed. Maj. Mike Wilson, 71st CPTS

  • Operation Night Hawk deters drug use

    A nighthawk swooped down on Vance Air Force Base in the early hours Saturday morning. But it wasn't an F-117A fighter visiting the base. This nighthawk was part of the fight against illegal drug use. Operation Nighthawk, part of the Air Force's drug demand reduction program, calls for a random drug

  • Love is in the air .... Vance student pilot, IP couples love flying

    What makes a good marriage? For two Vance couples, it takes pilot wings and cupid wings to make a marriage fly. Learning to fly is a family affair for student pilot 2nd Lts. Jill and Nate Rogers of Class 05-08. They met during their freshman year at the Air Force Academy and were married June 7,

  • Aircraft crash team receives T-6 training

    Team Vance maintainers got a crash course in T-6 aircraft recovery when they received initial T-6 lift training Feb. 4. The Vance Aircraft Crash Recovery Team received a combination of classroom instruction and a practical lift exercise application, said Stephen Miller, a training instructor with