• African-American menu featured during monthly SIGMO

    Volunteers from the 8th Flying Training Squadron hosted the monthly Singles' International Gourmet Meal Opportunity in the base Community Chapel Activity Center, March. 4.The 15 volunteers served 186 dinners to single Airmen and the families of deployed Airmen.The menu featured items in honor of

  • Beckwith named Airman of the Month for February

    Airman 1st Class Rafeal Beckwith, a client systems technician with the 71st Communications Squadron, was named the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for February.Each month Airmen are selected to represent their squadron as Airman of the Month. They face a board consisting of the

  • Gap or not, do your part to build a bridge

    I recently stumbled upon an article about the growing divide between the military and civilian population. My first reaction was the author had no clue what he was talking about. The American people are incredibly supportive of the military. Everywhere you turn, businesses are offering military

  • Mission essential – Zac Krotzer, airfield systems technician

    Senior Airman Zac Krotzer is an airfield systems technician with the 71st Communications Squadron at Vance Air Force Base.Airfield technicians like Krotzer are essential to the mission at Vance. Their expertise keeps the air-to-ground communication systems and navigational equipment supporting the

  • Snow storm closes base Tuesday

    Before the blizzard was over, members of the CSC Applied Technologies Pavement and Grounds began the task of removing the snow that fell on Vance Air Force Base Feb. 25-26.By the time the snow storm was finished, more than 7 inches of the much needed moisture was covering sidewalks, roads, runways