• 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

  • 8th FTS gets new commander

    Lt. Col. Bryan Elder assumed command of the 8th Flying Training Squadron from Lt. Col. Troy Henderson during a ceremony June 12 in Hangar 170.Before assuming command of the 8th, Elder was the director of operations for the 71st Student Squadron.Elder is a senior pilot with more than 2,300 hours in

  • 3rd FTS gets new commander

    Lt. Col. Michael Maksimowicz assumed command of the 3rd Flying Training Squadron from Lt. Col. Sean Martin during a ceremony June 11 in Hangar 170.Maksimowicz was most recently the 3rd FTS director of operations.He is a pilot with more than 3,500 hours in the AC-130U and the T-1A.Maksimowicz