Butler, AOM

Airman 1st Class Michael Butler is the 71st Flying Training Wing April Airman of the Month at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. He is an air traffic controller with the 71st Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

SrA Jeremiah Davis

Senior Airman Jeremiah Davis, a pharmacy technician with the 71st Medical Support Squadron, was presented the Commandant Leadership Award during the Airman Leadership School Class 13-D graduation ceremony held May 9 at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

Among the first AFSA Air Force officer members

Master Sgt. Phillip Brandly, the 71st Mission Support Group first sergeant, left, and Tech. Sgt David Weaver, right, the NCO in charge customer service in the 71st Comptroller Squadron, watch as Col. Darren James, center, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, signs his membership the Air Force Sergeants Association at Vance Air Force Base, Okla April 25. James became one the first Air Force officers to join the Chapter 990.

Airman 1st Class William Ensrud

Airman 1st Class William Ensrud, an aerospace physiology technician with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, stands with a Barany chair at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Ensrud teaches student pilot egress procedures, the use of aircraft life support equipment, how to cope with high-altitude conditions, parachute landing falls and air sickness prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

Soo Bakh Doo at Vance

Luis Anguiano performs a kicking demonstration in the Vance gymnasium May 4 during an evaluation to attain the rank of sam da, a 3rd degree black belt in Soo Bakh Doo. The martial arts students and teachers, part of Soo Bahk Doo Region 6, were participating in a Shim Sa, or an evaluation for promotion to the next belt or rank. Shim Sa's are held during the spring and fall, and this was the first time a Shim Sa for black belts was held on an military installation in the continental U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

Teacher tour 2013

Teachers from the Enid Public School system listen to 1st Lt. Casey Eickholt, a 3rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, explain the T-1 Jayhawk and its capabilities during a tour of Vance Air Force Base, Okla., May 3. The sixteen teachers who attended the tour were recognized as Enid Public School's teachers of the year. The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training for students selected to fly airlift or tanker aircraft (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

SARC kickball tournament winners

The 71st Operations Support Squadron RAPCON team won the Kick the Silence kickball tournament Tuesday for the fourth time in four years. The team defeated the 71st Security Forces Squadron 2 - 0 to take the trophy. The Kick the Silence tournament was the concluding event for Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month at Vance. (Courtesy Photo 2nd Lt. Daniel Venable)

2nd Lt. Christopher Chorney, student pilot

2nd Lt. Christopher Chorney, a student pilot with the 71st Student Squadron, prepares for a performance evaluation flight in a T-6 Texan at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. April 19. Chorney ran in the Boston Marathon but finished the race more than two hours before bombs exploded.

Pie in the face

Second Lt. Tom Barger gets a face-full of pudding and cream pie at the hand of Senior Airman Frank Casciotta, during the Rising 4 “Pie in the Eye” event, April 24, at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)

Chaplin Jon Bravinder

Chaplain (Capt.) Jon Bravinder, with the 71st Flying Training Wing Chapel staff, talks with a student pilot during his rounds at the flying squadrons on Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)

MSgt Kendall Kirk

Master Sgt. Kendall Kirk, assigned to the 71st Flying Training Wing Staff Agencies, is excited to hear the results of the recent Consolidated Unit Inspection during a base-wide celebration April 18 held at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The base received a Satisfactory rating. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)

Lt Col Marshall accepts command

Lt. Col. Phillip Marshall, right, accepts command of the 5th Flying Training Squadron as Col. Dwain Kuehl, assistant director of operations with the 340th Flying Training Group, passes the unit guidon to him during a ceremony held April 16 at the Collocated Club at Vance Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)