5 Dec 2021

Vance AFB celebrates 80 years of training the world’s best Airmen, honors AETC heritage

Air Education and Training Command activated in January 1942 and will celebrate 80 years of force development and enhancing lethality and readiness for every Airman who walked across an AETC stage. For Vance Air Force Base, one of AETC’s premier pilot training installations, the mission to produce pilots to fight in World War II began a few short months before AETC’s activation.

23 Nov 2021

Fifteen future Air Force leaders graduate ALS Class 22-A

Twelve future and three current non-commission officers graduated Airmen Leadership School Class 22-A, Nov. 4, at Vance Air Force Base.

23 Nov 2021

When weather threatens the fleet, team work saves the day

When severe weather is on the horizon, Team Vance jumps into action to develop a contingency plan for evacuating all the aircraft to safer locations.

15 Nov 2021

Bomb threat limits inbound traffic to base

At approximately 3:45 p.m. today Vance Air Force Base suspended inbound traffic to the installation as the result of a bomb threat.

10 Nov 2021

Team Vance aviators, controllers help Ohio girls with dreams of flight

Forty-four campers in Dayton, Ohio, couldn’t sleep Nov. 5 because the next day was so special - they were going to fly for the first time. Nine women from Team Vance helped make that happen, in support of an organization called Air Camp.