• Liberation 1945

    The horror of World War II, particularly the Holocaust and the events leading up to it, cannot be overstated.The death tolls are staggering, and the manners of death are confounding to the civilized mind. People were forced to dig their own graves. Thousands died in death marches, and children

  • Vance hosts regional Special Olympics games

    The partnership between Vance Air Force Base and Special Olympics Oklahoma continued March 25 as the base hosted Cherokee Strip Area 6 track and field competitions.More than 100 Team Vance volunteers came out to support almost 200 northwest Oklahoma athletes as they qualified for SOOK's summer games

  • Aviation resource manager named Airman of the Month

    A 3rd Flying Training Squadron aviation resource manager is the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for April.Senior Airman Joshua Hubmann was selected by 71st FTW group superintendents for his work performance and merit as an Airman.Keeping an Airman's selection as AOM a secret from him

  • PTSD: Air Force Mental Health can help

    What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right?Imagine hearing a sudden bang from the street outside your home. Your attention is drawn to the sudden noise, and before you even have a chance to think about it, you are startled.Usually it is nothing worse than a car engine backfiring and after the

  • Historic F-16 fighter pilot encourages girls to fulfill their purpose

    Challenges and moments of adversity may have been a part of Maj. Christina Hopper's life at times, but it's certainly not her whole story--instead, as a woman who represents the first African-American female fighter pilot to fly her aircraft in a major war, her legacy is one of fulfilling purpose.As