• Department of Defense expands sexual assault prevention efforts

    On Sept. 25, as part of the Department of Defense's efforts to confront the crime of sexual assault in the military, the department announced improvements to prospective commander and senior enlisted training and a review of the initial military training environment in every service.First, Secretary

  • Twelve teams take on challenge of Vance’s 2012 Adventure Race

    Fifty-eight members of Team Vance participated in this year's Adventure Race held Saturday, Sept. 22.The race was a triathlon that included a four-mile run, two-mile raft event and a 12-mile bicycle ride, starting and ending at the base park.There were three Extreme teams and nine Relay teams in

  • Comm Squadron NCO named Warrior of the Week

    The Warrior of the Week for the 71st Flying Training Wing is Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Sykora, NCO in charge of Communications Focal Point with the 71st Communications Squadron.Sykora led his squadron in support of President Barak Obama's "Feds Feed Families" campaign which resulted in 1,122 pounds of food

  • The 2012 CFC campaign kicks off Oct. 1 at Vance

    The Combined Federal Campaign at Vance AFB kicks off Oct. 1 and runs through Nov. 15. Unit representatives plan to contact all Team Vance members during the first three days of the drive.The base goal for the campaign is 100 percent contact of all eligible contributors. CFC organizers have chosen

  • Emergency mass notification system can save your life

    What do you do when you are on base and severe weather is fast approaching or a gunman is randomly shooting people on base?The installation command post will warn and provide instructions simultaneously to all government computers, telephones, building public address systems, the outside "giant