• CCAF not something to postpone

    Airmen looking for mentorship from the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron's superintendent of plans and readiness will hear one theme above most others: Get your Community College of the Air Force degree finished now! "I got my degree in the completely wrong way; I waited until I needed it and then I

  • SNCOs receive top AETC-level awards

    Two Vance senior master sergeants not only lead their troops, but lead the way for other senior NCOs in their career fields, since they received command-level awards recently. Senior Master Sgt. Don Sibble, 71st Military Personnel Flight superintendent, was recently named the 2004 Outstanding Air

  • 71st FTW welcomes new commander

    The former commander of the 100th Operations Group, Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, England, became the new commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing in a change of command ceremony Wednesday at Vance Air Force Base. Col. Bryan Benson, a command pilot with more than 3,400 flight hours, became

  • Vance staff sergeants attend Career Enhancement Seminar

    NCO professional development isn't just sprinkled throughout one's career -- it's woven within it to create a seamless transition from Airman to senior NCO. Using curriculum and guidelines created by a panel of chief master sergeants, MSgt David Poppinga, wing career assistance adviser, and the

  • Making the grade: Vance Airman receives acceptance for AFROTC

    SrA Andrew Heckathorn will be hitting the books this fall to accomplish two things: to get a degree and become an Air Force officer. He was recently accepted in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program that will allow him to go to college full time as an Air Force Reservist and later