• 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

  • 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,