• 'Pie in the Eye' raising money for AFAF

    Campaign organizers are hosting a "Pie in the Eye" event to raise money for the Vance 2014 Air Force Assistance Fund.Team Vance members can cast votes for people they want to get a pie in the face. Votes can be purchased for 25 cents each.The top three vote getters will receive a pie in the face

  • Ghost Riders take honors at Altus leadership school

    Six Team Vance Airmen graduated with Airman Leadership School Class 14-C, March 14, and two Ghost Riders took honors.Senior Airman Cody O'Connell was named the John L. Levitow Award winner and Senior Airman Matthew London received the Academic Award. Both men are with the 71st Operations Support

  • Watch, warning – important terms during tornado season

    The traditional tornado season in Oklahoma runs from March to August, with May usually the most active month.Two important weather terms to understand when preparing for the season are "tornado watch" and "tornado warning."A tornado watch is issued when conditions are favorable for tornado

  • Phillips Avenue repaving begins March 31

    Phillips Avenue on base will get a new asphalt surface during a two-phase construction project scheduled to begin March 31, said Wesley Baker, the PAE construction manager.The avenue runs from Channel Street to Weaver Street, passing the Exchange, Child Development Center and the Bowling Center.The

  • Vance Airmen graduate from Sheppard NCO Academy

    Three Team Vance technical sergeants graduated with 157 other Airmen Feb. 14 from the NCO Academy at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.The graduates were: Tech. Sgts. Gary Eyster, 71st Security Forces Squadron, Danyel Ford, 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Linell McKissick, 71st Communications