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  • Women, men equally serve together in Air Force, at Vance AFB

    Many of you may have participated in or attended one of the many events during Women's History Month in March. The committee did a bang-up job and ended the month with a fantastic luncheon and awards ceremony. Congrats to all the nominees and award winners! I'm proud to be a female member of our force, but the truth is, our nation remains free

  • Thank you for 32 incident-free days

    Team Vance -- people do make a difference! As I write this week's article I am delighted to announce our "No March Madness" campaign has been a success! While today may be April Fool's Day, it is no joking matter Team Vance's daily commitment to being good wingmen has paid off! It's no accident Vance hasn't had an alcohol-related incident in more

  • Military traditions found in 8th Flying Training Squadron patch

    Certainly it is our duty to keep these traditions alive and in our memory, and to pass them on untarnished to those who come after us. -- Navy Rear Adm. Albert Gleaves March 18 marked the "official" arrival of the T-6 Texan II. While this is a milestone for Vance Air Force Base, it also opens a new chapter in the long, proud history of the 8th

  • Team Vance welcome at Enid rally

    I am glad to be back, Team Vance! Thank you so much for the tremendous job at the T-6 ceremony. It was my first day back, and what a welcome you gave me. It was great to see a new aircraft parked on the flightline; numerous Team Vance personnel and community leaders on hand to witness this momentous event and Mother Nature even cooperated by giving

  • Anti-terrorism awareness is Team Vance responsibility

    When we are deployed in a high threat environment, our sense of awareness is immediately heightened. We become suspicious of things that seem unusual or out of the ordinary. We keep our guard up and prepare for the unexpected. How does that change as we go about our daily lives back at home? Did you see anything or anyone who looked suspicious on

  • 'No March Madness' campaign continues

    For Team Vance members, March Madness has a couple of different meanings this week. For National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball fans, it meant the start of the numbers being reduced from 64 to the Sweet 16 and on down until only one team is left standing. For the 71st Flying Training Wing and our 'No March Madness' campaign, sweet 16

  • Impending summer brings safety warnings

    Well all, it's almost here! And I don't mean the new Bass Pro Shop fishing catalog, although that should be arriving any day now as well. I'm talking spring and summer weather. We've just about made it through another nasty Oklahoma winter and all its associated hazards, but now is not the time to let down our guard. I am a true believer in having

  • Stop March madness: have, be good wingman

    Stop the madness! We need to work together to ensure there is no March madness happening at Vance Air Force Base. What do I mean by that? March will be the beginning of the end to the alcohol related incidents like the ones we saw in February. We've begun tracking how many days have passed without a team member being involved in an alcohol related

  • View Airmen positively, because 'what you see is what you get'

    "Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions ..." Harold Geneen Former chairman of International Telephone and Telegraph There are many things in the Air Force we cannot predict, but the one thing we can predict with 100-percent accuracy is every one of us will one day move on and the people just now joining the Air

  • Anticipate requirements, plan accordingly

    Team Vance, your leadership is running out of ways to say this ... you must take care of yourself, your co-workers, your wingman, your peers and your family! How many articles have you read in the Airscoop about taking care of each other or looking out for your wingman? There have been several commentaries on this topic in the past few months but
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