• Enid CAP cadet earns Mitchell Award, promoted to lieutenant

    Civil Air Patrol cadet Steffen Singleton of the Oklahoma Wing's Enid Composite Squadron recently pinned on second lieutenant after earning the Gen. Billy Mitchell Award.Col. Darren James, 71st Flying Training Wing commander at Vance Air Force Base, assisted by Singleton's father, Russell Singleton,

  • Private organizations are limited in fundraising during AFAF, CFC

    This year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign is well underway and it's time to start thinking about which organization you want to donate to. This year's campaign at Vance Air Force Base runs through April 11. It is also the time of the year that private organizations and unit booster clubs may be

  • Vance hits 38 percent of AFAF goal in two weeks

    Team Vance donors contributed $10,721 to the Air Force Assistance Fund during the first two weeks of the 2014 campaign, which runs through April 11."That is 38 percent of our goal of $28,071," said Capt. Ashley Swansiger, this year's campaign leader.The 71st Mission Support Group was the first unit

  • Rupe Avenue closing for water-line construction

    Rupe Avenue is scheduled to close between Pontiac Drive and Hudson Drive from Wednesday, March 19, until Monday, March 24.Luckinbill Construction will cut the roadway and perform a water line tie-in. A detour route will be in place.Pontiac and Hudson Drives are approximately halfway between

  • Security Forces cracking down on speeders

    More than 150 vehicles traveling on McAffrey Avenue were caught speeding by the 71st Security Forces Squadron's trailer-mounted radar camera in February."The most common excuse I hear when pulling someone over is 'I'm sorry, I didn't know, '" said Senior Airman Dan Mel, a 71st SFS patrolman.McAffrey