• NORAD tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight

    Team Vance families can track Santa Claus on his world-wide journey Christmas Eve with the help of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.The official NORAD Santa tracker website, http://www.noradsanta.org, will provide updates on Santa's location using the GPS satellite systems, radar

  • The perfect – and legal -- holiday gift

    Do you want to give your boss that perfect gift this holiday to remember you? How about a ticket to see his or her favorite team?Make sure the ticket costs less than $10. Unfortunately, for that price the only thing for which they will remember you is the nose bleed they got from those top level

  • Applying core values to the organizational culture

    Happy holidays Team Vance. Here's hoping you have a joyful Christmas celebration and return safely in the new year.Before your break begins, I've got some questions for you. What is the 71st Flying Training Wing mission statement? What's the Air Education and Training Command vision statement? And

  • Honor Guard responds to vehicle accident near Cushing

    Seven members of the Silver Talon Honor Guard at Vance Air Force Base were first on the scene after a driver rolled his pickup truck Dec. 12 near a cemetery where they were scheduled for a funeral detail.About 10 minutes before the funeral procession for retired Master Sgt. William Comfort arrived

  • When you need help, look for helpers -- they are out there

    As the tragedy unfolded at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut last week, there were many different social media responses, photos, opinions, political rants and more. But there was one quote that stood out to me as it made its appearance on various Facebook pages.Fred Rogers, of "Mister