• 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

  • Airman 1st Class Christina Sullivan -- Mission Essential

    Airman 1st Class Christina Sullivan is a force management technician with the 71st Force Support Squadron.Sullivan reads and evaluates enlisted and officer performance reports, decoration citations and tracking reports.It's her job to validate the submitted documents by ensuring they are in