• Senior leader accepts top-level defense awards at Pentagon

    The 71st Operations Group commander recently accepted the Secretary of Defense Group Achievement Award and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award on behalf of his former unit's successful destruction of over 600 tons of Syrian chemical weapons material.Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense, presented the

  • Keep holiday gift exchanges ethical

    gift-giving season is quickly approaching, and while exchanging gifts can be a joyous way to celebrate, gift giving is limited by ethical rules.A common question Airmen often face is whether subordinates can give gifts to their supervisors. And, what about the other direction -- can supervisors give

  • vESD comes to Vance desktops

    On Nov. 17 Team Vance members probably noticed a new blue icon on their desktop monitors with the letters vESD.The icon brings up the Virtual Enterprise Service Desk (vESD), which is a client-based application that allows the user to solve common issues and self-initiate trouble tickets for email,

  • OKC Thunder, Vance Airmen join forces for community project

    The Oklahoma City Thunder's motto is "Team is One." On Nov. 8, that motto was stretched a bit when a team of more than 50 military members and 20 members of the Thunder staff -- including players Mitch McGary, Lance Thomas and Grant Jerrett -- came together to assemble care packages for military

  • Vance Airmen complete GoRuck light

    Fifteen Vance Airmen braved cool temps and a brisk Oklahoma wind to complete a GoRuck Light team cohesion challenge Nov. 15 here.During the challenge, participants completed a vigorous calisthenics regimen and overcame obstacles set in place by former special forces servicemembers.The Airmen