• Dive! Dive! Dive! Remain vigilant, keep your distance from Mississippi Kites

    If you can dodge a wrench you can also dodge a --bird? That's right, "Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive and Dodge" is no longer a trick for avoiding dodgeballs; it's a maneuver many Airmen need when they visit the base park.For 25 years, the Mississippi Kite has made Vance its home. The hawk-like birds, native

  • 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