• Tower controller named Airman of the Month

    The 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for December is Airman 1st Class Dustin Brannan, an air traffic controller with the 71st Operations Support Squadron.This was Brannan's first time meeting an Airman of the Month Board in the nine months he has been at Vance.Despite a late

  • Environmental office protects Team Vance from hazardous materials

    Every day the men and women in the base environmental office strive to maintain safe working environments for Team Vance."We keep the base safe by tracking the type and quantity of materials, protect personnel from exposure to hazardous materials, reduce cost of materials and waste disposal, and

  • Spouses' club delivers 72 boxes of cookies to Airmen in dorms

    Members of the Vance Officers' Spouses' Club boxed almost 2,000 donated cookies Dec. 18 and delivered them to junior enlisted Airmen living in the dormitories on base."We do this every year to spread holiday cheer to the Airmen in the dorms because they don't always get the chance to see their

  • Is your TRICARE plan the right choice?

    Do you have the right TRICARE plan?TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Standard are two of the most common plans, each with its own benefits.Active-duty service members have TRICARE Prime. Active-duty family members can choose Prime or Standard.Prime offers the lowest out-of-pocket costs, but patients must

  • Vance recognized for substance abuse prevention efforts

    Vance Air Force Base received the Collaboration Award during the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Conference banquet held Dec. 4 in Norman, Okla.Accepting the award for Vance AFB was Yvonne Lewis-Odom, the 71st Medical Operations Squadron Drug Demand Reduction Program