• 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

  • Class 10-13 graduate killed in KC-135 crash

    A former Vance student pilot was one of three Airmen killed when a KC-135 Stratotanker crashed near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan May 3.Capt Victoria A. Pinckney, 27, from Colorado Springs, Colo., and deployed from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., was a graduate of Class

  • AFSA membership drive catches base tuna

    Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 990's "100 in 2013" membership drive was highlighted in April when Cols. Darren James, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, and John Wilson, the 71st FTW vice commander, became the first AF officers to join the chapter. Membership in AFSA was opened to

  • Leave it better than you found it

    I don't remember who gave me the advice, but the words remain clear, "Leave your unit better than you found it."I worked this advice into my leadership style by centering on processes and facility improvements. I focused on leaving tangible signs of my "mark" on the unit. Fortunately, with the help