• Healthy-living class completes successful first run

    Twelve Team Vance members attended the Health and Wellness Center's newest class on living a more health conscious lifestyle throughout February."Planning, Shopping and Cooking for Health" is a three-part class taught by Joel Urdang, the health promotion program coordinator for the HAWC. Each part

  • T-6 squadron prepares fajitas for Vance single Airmen

    The 8th Flying Training Squadron fed 220 people during the February Singles' International Gourmet Meal Opportunity, Feb. 24, at the Community Chapel Activity Center on base.Thirty volunteers from the 8th FTS served brisket, chili, fajitas, jalapeno cornbread and assorted homemade desserts.SIGMO is

  • Teen dating violence – a silent epidemic

    Parenting a teenager can be the most challenging and difficult years for any parent.Giving your teen a chance to establish their own identity through independence is essential to helping them establish their own place in the world, but this must also be balanced with setting appropriate boundaries

  • Tornado season is here – prepare for it

    It's that time of year again -- tornado season. While March through August is when most tornados occur in Oklahoma, one can hit any time of year. Here are some steps you can take to prepare.First and foremost, keep a tornado preparedness kit. Include items that are necessary for survival if the

  • Vance named a certified healthy business for 2013

    Vance Air Force Base was named an Oklahoma Certified Healthy Business for 2013 during an awards luncheon held Feb. 13 in Norman, Okla.Two members of the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, Lt. Col. Brent Johnson, the commander, and Joel Urdang, the health promotion program coordinator, accepted the