• 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

  • 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,