• Naval officer embraces the Air Force culture

    As one of only 15 Navy officers at Vance Air Force Base, I and the 14 other Navy instructor pilots find ourselves in a very unique situation.We are each assigned to one of the two T-6 primary pilot training squadrons. Although we wear a Navy uniform, we are essentially serving in the Air Force for

  • Keep an eye on what you fry -- fire prevention week starts Oct. 6

    How often has the doorbell rung or a child interrupted you while you were cooking, causing you to forget about the chicken you left sizzling on the stove -- until smoke filled the house?That charred pan in the kitchen can be the last situation a family faces before suffering a devastating house

  • Chaplain leaves footprints at Vance

    The day she separated from the Air Force in 2011, a 28-year old staff sergeant packed her bags, loaded her car and drove 1,000 miles from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to a hotel outside a college in Tulsa, Okla., which she had not yet been accepted to, but wanted to attend.Rashaundra Singleton had hopes

  • Airmen, local cops complete 'Wet Lab' training

    Recently nine 71st Security Forces Squadron Airmen completed a Wet Lab training class where they became Team Vance's experts on field sobriety testing. The 71st SFS partnered with the Enid Police Department, North Enid Police Department and the Norman Police Depart, who provided expert instructors,

  • Defenders take top honors in 2013 Adventure Challenge

    The 71st Security Forces Squadron took first place in the 2013 Adventure Challenge at Vance Air Force Base Sept. 29.With a time of 43 minutes, 48 seconds "The Defenders" were the fastest of the 12 four-person teams that competed in seven events.The individual event themes were trivia, golf, bowling,