• RAPCON punts SFS 2-0 in kickball tourney

    The 71st Operations Support Squadron RAPCON team won the Kick the Silence kickball tournament April 30 for the fourth time in four years. The 71st OSS defeated the 71st Security Forces Squadron 2 -0 in the final game to take the trophy. The Kick the Silence tournament was the concluding event for

  • Vance student pilot runs his first Boston Marathon

    When the starter pistol fired April 15, 2nd Lt. Christopher Chorney was still 45 seconds away from the starting line at the 2013 Boston Marathon.His qualifying run at the 2011 Marine Corps marathon in Washington D.C. earned him a starting position a thousand runners back from the leader.It would

  • Surf's up

    Commanding a pilot training squadron affords me many opportunities. Every six weeks I get the chance to welcome a new Joint Primary Pilot Training class to the flight line. I take the opportunity to set the tone for training and provide my expectations.Success in pilot training is based on effort

  • 2 Vance Airmen receive Articles 15

    Two military members assigned to Vance Air Force Base received Article 15 non-judicial punishments during the first quarter of 2013.An Article 15 is a disciplinary measure used to promote positive behavioral changes in service members without the stigma of a court-martial.An airman 1st class was

  • Rising 4 hosts ‘Pie in the Eye’ at Vance club

    The Rising 4 enlisted organization at Vance Air Force Base hosted a "Pie in the Eye" event at the April Wing Recognition Ceremony held April 24 at the Vance Collocated Club.For the past two weeks, Team Vance members voted for who they wanted to see get a pie in the face at the ceremony.Forty names