• Government shutdown impacts Team Vance moves, paychecks

    Active duty military members at Vance Air Force Base can expect to receive scheduled pay and allowances in their Oct. 15 paycheck. Government civilian workers will be paid through Sept. 30 with the Oct. 11 paycheck."The Defense Finance and Accounting Service website confirms that normal pay and

  • Changes at the base exchange gas station

    The retail area of the Vance Air Force Base gas station will close next week, but the gas pumps will continue operating for card holders only.The Car Care Center, which closed last December, will reopen as an Exchange concession, contracted with Net Automotive, run by Anthony and Sonya Johnson,

  • Flu vaccine available to all Vance DOD ID card holders

    Annual flu vaccinations are available for all Department of Defense ID card holders at the 71st Medical Group Immunizations clinic on base.Currently, 68 percent of active duty military at Vance Air Force Base have received their vaccination, usually with FluMist, an intranasal vaccine.The clinic

  • CFC kick-off breakfast prompts review of fund-raising rules

    A breakfast kicking off the annual Combined Federal Campaign was held Oct. 3 at the Community Chapel Activity Center. It was attended by 184 Team Vance members and launched this year's drive for donations.Col. Darren James, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, spoke at the breakfast about the

  • 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