• Four Vance Airmen graduate Airman Leadership School

    Four Team Vance Airmen graduated Dec. 11 with Class 13-A at the Airman Leadership School at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.Senior Airman Alton Kelly with the 71st Comptroller Squadron, earned the Academic Achievement Award for having the highest overall average on all academic evaluations.Also among the

  • Santa visits Vance for breakfast, photos, games

    Santa made an appearance a bit earlier this year during Vance Air Force Base's Breakfast with Santa, Dec. 1, in Hangar 170 on base.More than 500 people attend the breakfast with nearly 200 children playing games and doing crafts. The event was open to all military and base personnel and their

  • Vance SARC presents 'My Body My Life' rape prevention class

    The first "My Body My Life" rape prevention and self-defense course was presented by the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator office Nov. 29 in the Community Chapel Activity Center on base.Ten women attended the course, which is divided into eight chapters: awareness, empowerment, relationships,

  • Tree lighting ceremony features singing, hot chocolate

    More than 110 people attended the Vance Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at 5 p.m., Dec. 5, across the street from Eisenhower Elementary School on base.Thirty-seven students from Eisenhower, under the direction of Nancy Dillard, entertained the crowd with holiday songs.Col. James Abatti, the 71st

  • Vance Spouse Spotlight: Melissa James

    Name: Melissa Standley JamesBase affiliation: My husband is the 71st Flying Training Wing commander at Vance AFB.Do you have children? I have two, a son in college and a daughter in high school.What is your educational background? I am a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy where I played