• 71st LRS welcomes new commander

    Maj. Shannon Caleb assumed command of the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron from Maj. John Klohr during a ceremony June 22 at the Vance Collocated Club.Before assuming command of the 71st LRS, Caleb was the operations officer for the 437th Aerial Port Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, South

  • Team Vance partners with Enid for Camp Tomahawk

    Enid children visited Vance for Camp Tomahawk, a summer camp organized and paid for by the Enid Chamber of Commerce, June 1-12.Approximately 60 Vance Airmen volunteered to spend time with 35 children during a "boys' week" and a "girls' week.""It gives kids the opportunity to get out of their

  • Enid High grad earns $2,000 DECA scholarship

    The Vance Commissary awarded a $2,000 scholarship to a graduate of Enid High School during a ceremony June 18 at the commissary.Mariah Wagner, who recently finished her second year at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, is the daughter of a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel.Wagner is

  • Brig. Gen. Guastella addresses JSUPT 15-10 graduates

    A veteran Air Force aviator touted professional service and sacrifice as part of his keynote speech during a Joint specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduation at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 12.Just weeks before being promoted to major general and assuming a NATO post, Brig. Gen.

  • 71st Medical Group changes command

    Col. Kirsten Benford assumed command of the 71st Medical Group from Col. David Chiesa in a ceremony June 16 at Hangar 199.Benford joins Team Vance after a tour as the 99th Inpatient Operations Squadron commander, 99th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.Chiesa leaves Team Vance after two