• Mission essential – Allison Bir, immunizations technician

    Tech. Sgt. Allison Bir is the NCO in charge of the Immunizations Clinic with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron at Vance Air Force Base.Immunizations technicians like Bir are essential to the mission here. They ensure the men and women of Team Vance are protected against diseases wherever they may

  • Vance reducing tobacco use areas

    Tobacco users at Vance will soon see a significant reduction in authorized tobacco use areas, better known as Designated Tobacco Areas.The push to reduce DTAs is based on health and readiness as well as compliance with the recently updated Air Force Instruction 40-102, "Tobacco Use in the Air

  • The challenge of finding a good babysitter

    I'm constantly looking for babysitters.No, my kids aren't that unruly and I'm not overly demanding. But there always seems to be a shortage of babysitters in general. Couple that with the fact that we're always moving and our babysitters are always moving and we're actively looking for babysitters

  • Time - our most valuable resource

    Let's face it; life in today's Air Force is busy.While we deal with shrinking budgets and manpower reductions, the mission remains and the demands are high -- especially the demands on our time.Work schedules, additional duties, TDYs, professional military education, academic degrees and various