• Vance signs agreement with Altus AFB to host ALS

    It took two commanders from two bases coming together Nov. 21 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow Team Vance to host two Airman Leadership School classes in 2015.For many years, senior airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant have been attending ALS, the professional

  • Team Vance earns AF Outstanding Unit Award

    Air Education and Training Command announced Nov. 26 that the 71st Flying Training Wing earned an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for duties performed between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2014.The 71st FTW was one of 12 AETC non-headquarters units selected for the award."Though I did not arrive here

  • Aviation resource manager named Vance AOM

    A 3rd Flying Training Squadron aviation resource manager is the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for December.Airman 1st Class Lizzette Kriner was selected by group superintendents based on her work performance and merit as an Airman.It was a quiet day at the flight desk in Building 541

  • 3 tips to protect yourself from unscrupulous debt collectors

    Late night phone calls, harassing voice messages and threats of legal action are tactics that could be used by an agency claiming that you owe money.A debt collector could contact you claiming you owe several hundred dollars for magazine subscriptions you never ordered, or they could be calling you

  • Tulsa Opera performs for Eisenhower students

    Four vocalists from the Tulsa Opera performed an opera version of "Jack and the Beanstalk" for Eisenhower Elementary School students Nov. 17.The performers are visiting schools around Oklahoma in an effort to revitalize the performing arts."This kind of opera fills a need, because it helps build an