• 71st OSS gets new commander

    Lt. Col. Michael Drost assumed command of the 71st Operations Support Squadron from Lt. Col. David Woodley during a ceremony June 4 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center.Before assuming command of the Ghostriders, Drost was the 71st OSS director of operations, the 71st Flying Training Wing chief of

  • Line of duty determination, your benefits

    The 101 critical days of summer -- Memorial Day through Labor Day -- have finally arrived.Summer in Oklahoma is a time to relax and enjoy a much-needed vacation and not worry about a thing, right?Not quite.History shows that during the summer months the percentage of service members and family

  • 2014 water quality study released on Vance website

    The 71st Medical Operations Squadron, Bioenvironmental Element released the 2014 Consumer Confidence Report, which is a broad summary of the water quality for Vance Air Force Base.According to Environmental Protection Agency regulations, a Consumer Confidence Report must be published within six

  • Vance Safety wants leaders to get in your 'FACE'

    Sept. 28, 2013, was a warm, sunny day in the Republic of Korea. Senior Airman Derek Ray, an 8th Maintenance Squadron Airman stationed at Kunsan Air Base was due to meet friends for a playground football game two miles away from his dormitory.He jumped on his motorcycle, and while he did slide on his

  • 71st Comptroller Squadron gets new commander

    Maj. Peter Talley assumed command of the 71st Comptroller Squadron from Maj. Dorinda Mazza in a ceremony June 5 at the Vance Collocated Club.Talley joins Team Vance after a tour with Air Combat Command headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.He holds a Master's of Public Administration from