• Time to prove that Team Vance is excellent

    Team Vance,My sincere thanks for what you do every day to accomplish our mission to "Develop professional Airmen, deliver world-class pilots and deploy combat ready warriors!"Times are not easy with sequestration upon us. We face many challenges that may hinder our ability to meet our mission

  • Medical tech named March Airman of the Month

    Airman 1st Class Lana Short, an aerospace medical technician with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, was named the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for March.Each month Airmen are nominated to represent their squadrons as Airman of the Month. They face a board consisting of the

  • Stand together as a team to overcome, excel

    You know spring has arrived when sports talk turns to the men's and women's NCAA Basketball tournaments - March Madness. This season, no different than past, is focused on upsets on the way to the Sweet 16 and Final Four.Who would have thought the No. 15 seed in the South region, Florida Gulf Coast,

  • Vance Spouse Spotlight: Danielle Smorol

    Name: Danielle SmorolBase affiliation: My husband, Capt. Chris Smorol, works in Wing Safety as a flight-safety officer and is attached to the 3rd Flying Training Squadron as an instructor pilot.Do you go to school? I have a Bachelor of Arts in English from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn. I'm

  • Inappropriate conduct has long term effects on a unit

    Do you occasionally make jokes or engage in discussions about sex while at work?Do you utilize racial or religious slurs in the duty section?Do you feel since no one complains about these behaviors nothing is wrong?Do you feel these behaviors are acceptable because you work in a predominantly male