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)

Female cop and children

Senior Airman Tynisia Hains, with the 71st Security Forces Squadron, explains the ins and outs of the M16 rifle with a grenade launcher attachment to school children, May 15, during National Police Week at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

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)

1st Lt. Victoria A. Pinckney

Then 1st Lt. Victoria A. Pinckney from Class 10-13 and now a captain was killed in a KC-135 Stratotanker crash May 3 near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan. Other deceased Airmen are: Tech. Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, from Bakersfield, Calif., and Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27, from Boerne, Texas. All the Airmen were deployed from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, near Bishkek Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)

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)

Col Michael McDaniel

Col. Michael McDaniel 71st Mission Support Group commander.

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

The 71st Security Forces Squadron commander, Maj. Robert Prausa, is a good sport after taking a pudding and cream pie in the face 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)

Survey artwork

Information for the 2013 Community Assessment survey will be collected through May 31. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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)

Patrick Brandley

Patrick Brandley, 12, the son of Master Sgt. Phillip Brandley, the 71st Medical Group first sergeant; picks up trash April 6 on Gott Road outside the Hairston Gate at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)

Navy Cmdr. Steve M. Grant

Navy Cmdr. Steve M. Grant, 8th Flying Training Squadron commander

Airman 1st Class Destiny Mitchell

Airman 1st Class Destiny Mitchell is a customer service technician with the 71st Comptroller Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

Special Olympian

A special Olympian crosses the 50-meter dash finish line during the 44th Cherokee Strip Area 6 Special Olympics held March 28 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

Firemen and special visitor

Saliman Bachilly-Redd, center, visits the Vance Fire Department during his special tour of Vance Air Force Base, Okla., March 26. His guide, Capt. Tom Bender, in flight suit, spent the day showing him the outstanding work of Airmen in all parts of the flying operation. The firemen are, from left, Mason Hornberger, Phil Luginbill, Aaron Creason, Tyler Koehn and David Friend. (Courtesy photo)

SIGMO

Senior Airman Nate Vaughn, an air traffic controller with the 71st Operational Support Squadron, goes through the serving line at the Singles’ International Gourmet Meal Opportunity March 25 in the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

SIGMO

2nd Lt. Andrew Banks, with the 71st Student Squadron, stirs vegetable stew in preparation for the Singles’ International Gourmet Meal Opportunity March 25 in the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

A1C Lana Short

Airman 1st Class Lana Short, an aerospace medical technician with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, was named the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for March at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

Danielle Smorol

Danielle Smorol

Lt Col Bullard

Lt. Col. Kevin Bullard, 5th Flying Training Squadron commander

Men look at plans

Mike Lavoie, right, a radar maintainer with the 71st Communications Squadron, explains his duties to Senior Airman Jordon Yates, a special actions technician with the 71st Comptroller Squadron, during a squadron exchange program tour of Lavoie’s work area at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

Food

Chicken-fried steak was a featured item at the monthly Singles’ International Gourmet Meal Opportunity, March 4, at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

Airman Beckwith

Airman 1st Class Rafeal Beckwith, a client systems technician with the 71st Communications Squadron, inspects the switchboard in Building 246 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Beckwith was named the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for February. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)