• AFSA Chapter 990 begins 2013 with new officers

    Chapter 990 of the Air Force Sergeants Association at Vance elected new officers and I was named president - a great honor and a great way to start 2013.This year's vice president is Master Sgt. Phil Brandley, 71st Medical Group; and elected trustees are Tech. Sgt. Linell McKissick, 71st

  • Vance flyers give local child three-wheeled mobility

    Members of the 5th Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base raised enough money in 2012 to present a special tricycle to a child at Hoover Elementary School in Enid, Dec. 20.The tricycle, called an AmTryke, is designed to give a child with physical challenges the chance to ride his own

  • Unprofessional relationships interfere with training, mission success

    Pilot training in the Air Force can be a most exciting time for students. They meet lifelong friends and make strong bonds with those involved in training, whether fellow students or instructors.But there is a line, and that line is crossed when students and instructors share a more personal

  • Happy New Year Airmen: 2013 will be a great year

    To those of you who spent the holidays deployed, thank you. And I'm sorry you weren't home with your families. I know you understand that what you're doing is important, but I also know that doesn't make the separation any easier.In these days where self-serving agendas seem to be on display