• Vance halfway to goal for 2013 Feds Feed Families food drive

    Team Vance members have donated more than 700 pounds of food to the 2013 Feds Feed Families food drive currently underway at Vance Air Force Base.This year's federal food drive began July 12 and runs through Aug. 30.Vance's goal is 1,500 pounds of food, said Capt. Christopher Hall, the point of

  • Instructor pilot's son spends summer launching jets

    Most young folks wouldn't apply for a summer job so they could see their father at work. But Blake Grimwood isn't like most young folks.Tall, slender and half way through an engineering degree, Blake spent the summer launching T-38 twin-engine trainer aircraft here.One of those T-38s he launched

  • Vance IT specialist captures participation award in 'King of the Hill' game

    The "King of the Hill" game has ended, and Vance Air Force Base, Okla., is one of three Air Education and Training Command bases spotlighted for best idea, individual participation, and wing participation.Tom Wade, an information technology specialist with the 71st Force Support Squadron at Vance

  • Leadership Pathways -- Cultivating the Four Pillars

    More than 30 years ago the Air Force started tracking prisoners of war to learn what skills helped them successfully survive captivity, said Maggie Laws, the community support coordinator at Vance. "The Air Force also studied professional athletes and professional businessmen to see what made them

  • Sharing your religious faith in the workplace

    The chapel recently accomplished its annual spiritual needs assessment, receiving 217 responses. Thank you for your participation. The assessment revealed your concern regarding the free exercise of religion in the military environment.The question is, "Can I share my religious faith or personal