• Rules for safely navigating Vance traffic roundabouts

    Roundabouts are the safest form of traffic control available. They are cheaper, more efficient and have a higher traffic capacity than normal four-way intersections.Vance has four roundabouts - three at the Hairston Gate and one at the Baker Gate.The roundabouts are circular intersections that slow

  • Wing rated Satisfactory by AETC inspection team

    The 71st Flying Training Wing excelled during a Consolidated Unit Inspection held here April 9-11, with no critical or significant findings, resulting in an overall "Satisfactory" rating. The inspection, conducted by the Air Education and Training Command's Inspector General office, evaluated the

  • Marshall takes command of the 5th FTS at Vance

    Lt. Col. Phillip Marshall became the new commander of the 5th Flying Training Squadron during a ceremony held April 16 in the Vance Collocated Club.Marshall, the former director of operations with the 5th FTS, assumed command when Col. Dwain Kuehl, a former commander of the 5th FTS, passed the unit

  • AFSA, Top 3 join forces for base beautification

    More than 50 Team Vance members supported a joint Air Force Sergeants Association and Top 3 initiative to pick up trash on Gott Road leading up to the Hairston Gate April 6.Participants included AFSA and Top 3 members as well as base senior leadership and several family members. "For this event, the

  • 'If it isn't you, it's the person next to you'

    "Hey sexy... you single?"I turned to see a fellow Airman in training; standing about 5 feet 8 inches tall, dark hair and eyes. Over the next four months, I heard this fellow classmate repeat the same line more than a couple dozen times.It wasn't just me he had an eye for; it was a handful of my new