• Aqua Zumba in full swing at Plains Pool

    Deep into her third trimester, Melissa Turner, a Vance spouse, had a fitness problem.She loved putting in the time in the gym and on the track to stay in shape, but tough bouts with morning sickness, a lessened range of motion while pregnant, and a health concern over returning to the high-impact

  • 71st FSS gets new commander

    The 71st Force Support Squadron is in the hands of a new commander.Lt. Col. Erick Castro took control of the 71st FSS during an assumption-of-command ceremony at the Vance Collocated Club July 6.Castro joins Team Vance after a tour as the lead arms control and military planner in the Office of

  • Vance unveils Spatial Disorientation Simulator

    A new $1.2 million pilot-training tool was revealed during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Aerospace Physiology July 1.The Spatial Disorientation Trainer is designed to mimic what it feels like to fly in a T-6A Texan II, which every student pilot will do here.Students will be able to practice 22

  • 71st MSG welcomes new commander

    Col. Dwayne LaHaye assumed command of the 71st Mission Support Group from Col. Christopher Daniels during a ceremony June 26 at Hangar 199.Before assuming command of the MSG, LaHaye was the budget division chief at headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.LaHaye has

  • Hecker assumes command of 19th Air Force

    Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker assumed command of 19th Air Force in a ceremony here June 23.Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command who presided over the ceremony, spoke to the importance of the 19th Air Force and the opportunity that awaits Hecker."All aviators start in the 19th