• Base exercises bring unique challenges to housing residents

    "Exercise, exercise, exercise."A familiar phrase, but have you ever asked yourself, "What is an exercise?" or "What am I suppose to do?"Air Force units conduct exercises to hone and refine their execution of mission essential and supporting tasks, validate training, improve response capabilities,

  • Greene, Woodbury selected for early promotion to senior airman

    Two Airmen from the 71st Operations Support Squadron will put on their third stripe early under the below-the-zone promotion program.Airmen 1st Class Raymond Greene, an air traffic controller in the radar approach control building, and Scott Woodbury, an air traffic controller in the control tower,

  • Develop, Deliver, Deploy...Empowered Airmen

    Happy New Year Team Vance!First, I'd like to thank all of our Airmen, government civilians, contractors, and community partners for a fantastic 2012.As last week's Scoop newspaper article succinctly captured, change was indeed in the air in 2012, and Team Vance excelled throughout the year and in

  • HPV vaccination available at Vance clinic

    What is Human Papillomavirus?HPV is a virus you may not know much about - but you should.The virus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States which can affect males and females of all ages. HPV usually clears on its own but not for all.This viral infection can lead to

  • The grass really is greener at Vance

    Sometimes when I tell people that Vance Air Force Base was our first choice for an assignment, I get a funny look, along with "you're kidding...right?"I understand the reaction. My husband completed pilot training at Laughlin AFB in Texas, and had we been assigned to Laughlin after pilot training, I