• Comm Squadron leads the way in 2012 ‘Feds Feed Families’ food drive

    The 71st Communications Squadron epitomized the true Wingman concept in support of President Barack Obama's "Feds Feed Families" campaign this year, collecting 1,122 pounds of non-perishable food items, double last year's total.All of Team Vance donated a total of 2,001 pounds of food.During the

  • Vance Varsity takes fifth place in world softball tournament

    The Vance Varsity Men's Softball team took fifth place in the United States Specialty Sports Association Military World Tournament held Aug. 16-19 at Panama City Beach, Fla.There were 119 teams participating in six divisions at the tournament. Players came from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard,

  • Smith faces command chief on August AOM board

    Senior Airman Shakon Smith, the element leader of outpatient records for the 71st Medical Support Squadron, received the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month award for August."I was nervous at first because (the command chief) was on the board," said Smith, from Cordele, Ga. "I just took a

  • Women have taken the right to vote to a powerful level

    Women's Equality Day, held Aug. 26, celebrated the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.The amendment was passed Aug. 26, 1920, following 72 years of petitioning the government to recognize women's rights by a group of women called the

  • August SIGMO provides tailgate menu for diners

    Volunteers from the 71st Operations Support Squadron filled the bellies of 202 people with hotdogs and hamburgers grilled outside the Community Chapel Activity Center during the Singles' International Gourmet Meal Opportunity held here Aug. 27.This month, 37 volunteers from the 71st OSS hosted the