• Special visitor tours Vance flying operations

    Saliman Bachilly-Redd, a 12 year old from New York, had never seen an Air Force base. When he came to visit his aunt, Yvonne Lewis-Odom, that changed in a big way.Saliman was visiting Enid during spring break with his adopted mother, Lewis-Odom's sister. He has always had an interest in the Air

  • Outstanding is an attitude

    As I left a recent, impromptu office call with Public Affairs, Staff Sgt. James Bolinger politely pulled me aside and pointed out my laces had come out of my boots. I was out of regs. I quickly fixed it and thanked him for his professionalism.Outstanding!Just last Sunday afternoon, my wife and I

  • Mission essential - Amy Snyder, Airman & Family Readiness Center

    Tech. Sgt. Amy Snyder is the Readiness NCO at the Airman & Family Readiness Center at Vance Air Force Base.She ensures Airmen and their families are prepared for the challenges of separation during a military deployment.Snyder explains what resources are available to them and offers advice on

  • Working together to combat sexual assault

    Nationally, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to commit to raising awareness and promoting the prevention of sexual violence.Local recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, sponsored by the Vance Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office, will include several events throughout

  • Prepare for severe weather survival, recovery

    Although tornados can strike at anytime, more tornados touch down from late March through August than any other time of the year in Oklahoma.The National Weather Service estimates that every year 42 people are killed by tornadoes. Preparation is the best course of action to combat Mother