• Mission essential -- Nicola DeJesus, dental technician

    Senior Airman Nicola DeJesus is one of five dental technicians who clean the teeth of more than 90 Team Vance members each month at the Dental Services Flight, part of the 71st Medical Operations Squadron at Vance Air Force Base.By helping patients keep their teeth healthy, DeJesus is ensuring the

  • Annual award winners for 2012 honored at banquet

    Outstanding members of the 71st Flying Training Wing and CSC Applied Technologies were recognized during the 2012 Annual Awards banquet held Feb. 7 at the Vance Air Force Base Collocated Club.The evening was organized around a boxing theme which included gloves, a championship belt and a flash dance

  • Airfield systems technician named Airman of the Month

    Senior Airman Anthony Marple, an airfield systems technician with the 71st Communications Squadron, is the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for January.Each month Airmen are selected by their supervisors to represent their squadrons as Airman of the Month. They face a board consisting

  • Vance air traffic controller selected for direct appointment to academy

    Approximately 2 percent of enlisted Airmen who apply to the U.S. Air Force Academy are selected each year for direct appointment, and one of the air traffic controllers here is among them.Airman 1st Class Sage Keltee, with the 71st Operations Support Squadron, will be leaving for the academy in

  • Vance dentist, dental clinic named best in Air Force

    The dental flight and one of its dentists at Vance Air Force Base were selected winners in the 2012 Air Force Medical Service Annual Award competition.The 71st Dental Services Flight was named the Small Dental Clinic of the Year.Capt. (Dr.) Christopher Fries was named the Clinical Dentist of the