• Airmen brief base children about severe weather safety

    Although March was a relatively quiet month for Oklahomans in regards to severe weather, the annual severe weather season in "Tornado Alley" lasts until August.In an effort to boost the preparedness of local families, two meteorologists from the 71st Operations Support Squadron's Weather Flight

  • Vance Airmen get chopped at Autry Tech

    Vance Air Force Base and Autry Technology Center in Enid got things cooking in the month of March.The vocational school welcomed Team Vance for a four-part advanced culinary course, which ended with a cooking competition in Autry Tech's kitchen, March 30.Vance Airmen went to Autry Tech through the

  • Exchange Senior Enlisted Advisor Focuses on Serving Airmen at Vance AFB

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service's senior enlisted advisor is working to ensure Airmen at Vance Air Force Base get the products and services they deserve.While visiting Vance on April 16, Chief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate will tour Exchange facilities and meet with Airmen and community members

  • 71st STUS defends hoops title, tops OSS 66-62

    "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."Although Mark Twain penned it, one squadron's basketball team owned it during the 2015 Vance intramural basketball tournament, March 19.The 71st Operations Support Squadron (8-4) cannonballed into the post-season pool

  • Two aerospace Airmen awarded below-the-zone promotions

    Two Airmen from the 71st Medical Operations Squadron were selected for below-the-zone promotion March 19.Airmen 1st Class Ariel Schlenther and Toni Greka, both aerospace physiology technicians, were working on administrative tasks when the building was called to attention."I remember the day they