• Stop summer tragedies with good risk management

    The Air Force is off to a bad start for summer safety this year, according to stats compiled by the Air Combat Command's safety office.Since May 23, Airmen across the Air Force have died or suffered injury while participating in summer activities.May 23 a senior airman was killed when his car hit a

  • Who will be AETC King of the Hill?

    A new game focused on the Air Education and Training Command's Cost Conscious Culture initiative is adding a fourth "C" to C3 -- competition. King of the Hill, an online game in which AETC members can vote for their favorite AETC C3 ideas, debuted June 10 and runs for 42 days. Each day two

  • Med Group launches secure online messaging for patients

    Patients seen at the Vance Medical Clinic can now communicate with their medical provider in a secure online service to manage their health care.The 71st Medical Group announced patient registration this week for MiCare, an Internet-based portal with a confidential secure messaging service. The

  • Wing commander joins emergency team in chemical-threat exercise

    Col. Darren James, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, donned a lime-green haz-mat suit to participate in an exercise with the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 71st Medical Group, June 3.The exercise involved identifying a brownish-white powder discovered in the base auditorium.Each

  • Vance NCO receives Commandant Award at academy graduation

    Tech. Sgt. Eumiko Egins was one of 189 graduates from the NCO Academy at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, receiving their diplomas May 23. Egins is the director of the 71st Flying Training Wing Equal Opportunity office. Her hard work at the academy earned her the Commandant's Award, given to the