• Precious Cargo: 33rd FTS Airman delivers medal to Fort Carson soldier

    There are more than a dozen active duty service members who share the name Michael Harrison.  Some wear Navy blue; others wear Army green or Marine Corps drab; the 33rd Flying Training Squadron's Capt. Michael Harrison is an instructor pilot and wears Air Force blue.On a leg of a student training

  • Former AETC vice commander speaks to JSUPT Class 15-11

    Nineteen new pilots from Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 15-11 joined the rank of U.S. Air Force pilots July 1 after a formal graduation ceremony.They were welcomed to the fraternity of pilots by retired Lt. Gen. Douglas Owens, who was the vice commander of Air Education and

  • 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