• Mission Essential – Eric Ruiz Garcia, 71st Medical Group

    I am Senior Airman Eric Ruiz Garcia.I make sure the gears that keep the 71st Medical Group going are well oiled. What I do is as fun as it is important.I review enlisted performance reports and officer performance reports, making sure they look sharp. People here work hard. I want to make sure they

  • We hear you - Medical Group responds to survey concerns

    (The following article is the first of two that address concerns Team Vance members raised when responding to the 2013 "Caring for People" survey conducted in March.)Challenges with health care at the Vance Clinic is one of several concerns voiced by Team Vance members responding to the Caring for

  • Assistant chief controller wins AFA award

    The assistant chief controller with the radar approach control center at Vance Air Force Base won the Air Force Association Oklahoma State Senior NCO of the year award.Master Sgt. Jason Trickey, 71st Operations Support Squadron, was selected based on his community involvement, job performance, self

  • Force Support Airmen help victim at accident site

    Two Vance Airmen, while driving to a recent office dinner, came to the aid of an accident victim with techniques learned during Self Aid Buddy Care training.The SUV in front of them swerved and struck a guard rail. A tire burst and the SUV lost control, tumbled off the road and ended up on its side,