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  • (Photo by 2nd Lt. James Justice) Vance Airmen in Mission Oriented Protective Posture equipmen occupy a defensive fighting position at Kegelman Auxiliary Field as part of the Combat Readiness Course held Nov. 14 to 17. MOPPis used to protect members from known chemical and biological agents.

    Combat Readiness Course: preparing for action at Kegelman

    The cracks of fired rounds ring out and Airmen quickly duck into their Defensive Fighting Positions. The rounds may be blanks, but the training is as real as it gets. Seventeen members of the 71st Flying Training Wing attended the Combat Readiness Course Nov. 14 to 17. While "deployed" to Kegelman Auxiliary Field, CRC members faced "attacks" by the

  • Midair Collision Avoidance Program decreases aircraft accidents

    Vance Air Force Base is one of the Air Force's busiest airports with over 500,000 takeoffs and landings logged each year. The military airspace surrounding Vance AFB extends approximately 50 miles north, 30 miles east and south, and 90 miles west of the base. Additionally, Vance AFB training is conducted at many nearby airfields such as Tulsa,

  • Team Vance airman becomes American citizen

    Seventeen months of paperwork, fingerprints, interviews and waiting finally culminated into one momentous ceremony for an 8th Flying Training Squadron workgroup manager. SrA Mario Coronado, formerly a Guatemalan citizen, became an American citizen during a ceremony March 11 at Oklahoma State University. "It feels great," Airman Coronado said.

  • Media witnesses the last "A" model

    The last T-38A sorties flew Tuesday and up with them went media from the area, television news and newspapers. Marianne Silber, KOCO channel 5 reporter and Kevin Hassler, Enid News and Eagle associate editor, both went up in the improved version of the T-38, the C model and accompanied the last T-38A sortie.The T-38A has been the instrument to help

  • Vance NCO gives special gift

    Most everyone's holiday gifts to their parents are heartfelt, whether it's an article of clothing, a fragile collectible or even a handmade item. One Vance Air Force Base staff sergeant improved his father's life. When Robert Hoy suffered a stroke in July, his family feared his only functioning kidney -- that was only functioning at 5 percent --

  • 5th Flying Training Squadron dedicated to duty

    Most people, when asked about the Air Force Reserves, think about the "weekend warrior" who participates one weekend a month and two weeks during the year. In this time of increased operations tempo, reservists are filling an ever-increasing role in national defense. You hear about them every day; reservists are serving in every facet and function

  • 32nd IP earns AETC athlete of the year

    Vance's 2002 Athlete of the Year was recently named Air Education and Training Command's male representative for the 2003 Armed Forces Military Athlete of the Year. Capt Daniel LeBoeuf, 32nd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, has earned the AETC title by running throughout the armed forces, Oklahoma communities and his involvement in

  • Team Vance exercises, trains for emergencies

    People must train like they are expected to perform during tasking times, is what Air Force members are told from their first day. Team Vance is doing it no differently, Tuesday the base practiced procedures to cope with the worst of tragedies, the loss of an aircraft and members of the base team. This exercise was the first of several to be used

  • Shaken baby syndrome can cause brain damage, death

    "Why won't you stop crying?!" the frustrated sitter asked, shaking the child like a baby doll. After the parents return they look in on their sleeping infant, only to find him unconscious. Shaken Baby Syndrome is a serious brain injury that occurs when a caregiver "shakes" a child. It is considered a serious form of child abuse. Victims are usually

  • Coffee bar provides atmosphere, refreshment for study sessions

    Since 1968, Lilla Skaggs has served bar drinks that vary from cola to rum and cola. These days, she also pours coffee for customers at Vance Club's new Coffee Study Bar. A nightly bartender at Vance Club for the past two years, Ms. Skaggs said she's happy to serve customers coffee with either cream and sugar, or mixed with something a little
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