• Vance sweeps 19th AF Instructor Pilot of the Year awards

    Football legend Vince Lombardi once said, "It is and always has been an American zeal to be the first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win." And win, win, win is what three instructor pilots at Vance did. Capts. Richard Ganske, 8th Flying Training Squadron C Flight commander, Bryan

  • ROTC cadets shadow Team Vance members

    Rarely do Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets experience an operational military environment before they are expected to enter active service. "Their interaction is limited to their commanders and the enlisted Airmen in their detachments," said Capt. Ian Laughrey, Operation Air Force base

  • Vance makes difference at Camp Tomahawk

    Team Vance members are reaching out to 30 local underprivileged youth during this year's Camp Tomahawk, a two-week event providing character building and socialization skills in an outdoor setting June 12 to 23. "The purpose of the camp is to have fun and give the kids opportunities to participate

  • Team Vance deployed warriors: OSS Airmen control Iraqi skies

    Working at the second busiest airfield in the Air Force honed the skills of two Vance air traffic controllers who deployed to Ali Air Base, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. "Within a four-month span, we moved more than 10,000 military and civilian aircraft safely through the assigned

  • 5th FTS flies through unit inspection

    No one likes to be inspected, but they're a way of life in the Air Force. It is no exception for members of the 5th Flying Training Squadron. However, the 5th FTS showed its excellence and professionalism Jan. 31 during the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Inspector General Unit Compliance