• Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.The following is the

  • Air Force selects 21 Vance Airmen for promotion to E-5

    Twenty-one Team Vance Airmen were selected for promotion to staff sergeant.They are among the 11,212 senior airmen selected for promotion this cycle, according to officials at the Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.The new staff sergeant selectees at Vance are:

  • Lab tech named July Airman of the Month

    A medical laboratory technician with the 71st Medical Support Squadron is the July Airman of the Month for the 71st Flying Training Wing."I had a little bit of anxiety before facing the board, but it was the good kind that makes you want to perform well," said Senior Airman Layton Edwards, this

  • Preventing vehicle thefts during the summer months

    Vehicle thefts have seen a dramatic increase in Enid over the past few months, said Staff Sgt. Adam Self with the 71st Security Forces Squadron.The Enid Police Department has taken aggressive steps to remove the criminal element behind these incidents, said Self. However, vehicle theft can occur at

  • Wing Quarterly Award winners announced July 30

    The 71st Flying Training Wing Quarterly Award winners were named during a luncheon held July 30 at the Vance Collocated Club.The winners -- active duty, reserve and government civilians -- were selected from nominees representing the 71st Operations Group, the 71st Medical Group, the 71st Mission