• You told us what was broke – now we fix it

    Nearly two months ago I asked for your help.I asked you to take the "Caring for People" survey and provide constructive criticism to help us focus our support to the base community.No surprise -- you delivered!Starting May 17, we begin a 10-week "fix-it" program. Every week, specialists from across

  • Male military spouses – finding a place among wives

    Department of Defense demographics from 2010 tell us that 10 percent of spouses in the Air Force are male.This means each squadron's spouses group should, statistically speaking, have at least a handful of male spouses in it.But as you might imagine, male spouses aren't very involved, if at all,

  • Class 09-05 graduate killed in MC-12 crash April 27

    A former Vance student was killed when an MC-12 crashed near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 27 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Capt. Brandon L. Cyr, 28, graduated in class 09-05 from Vance and is from Woodbridge, Va. He was deployed from the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Scott Air

  • Vance hosts first Soo Bakh Do promotion test on CONUS Air Force base

    The first Shim Sa -- a martial arts promotion test -- held on an Air Force base in the continental U.S. took place in the Vance gymnasium May 4.Ninety Soo Bahk Do practitioners participated in the Region 6 Shim Sa, some of whom tested for black belt.Those testing had to demonstrate their skill in

  • Aerospace technicians keep students in the air

    Vance aerospace physiology technicians are essential to keeping student pilots in the air.Technicians like Airman 1st Class William Ensrud, with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, contribute to that goal.They teach students in-flight and ground egress procedures, the importance of relying on