• Top 3, AFSA host Vance Airmen to burger burn

    More than 50 enlisted Team Vance members attended a burger burn, hosted by the Vance Top 3 and Chapter 990 of the Air Force Sergeants Association, Aug. 13, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center here."Every year the Top 3 tries to do something for our enlisted members," said Master Sgt. Michael

  • New military spouses get ‘backstage’ tour of Vance facilities

    Heartlink, a program designed to orient new military spouses to the Air Force way of life, is hosting a "backstage" tour of Vance facilities for new Team Vance family members Aug. 16.The Airman & Family Readiness Center sponsors the Heartlink program here."This program is designed to basically

  • Commentary -- My job is prosecuting sexual-assault offenders

    Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of Integrity, Service and Excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires.Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen.So in addition to rejecting our

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • Vance instructor pilot selected for Air Force rugby team -- again

    An instructor pilot with the 8th Flying Training Squadron was selected for the Air Force Rugby team and will compete in the International Defense Sevens Rugby Tournament Aug. 18 and 19 in Glendale, Colo.Capt. John Lockard has been playing rugby since 2002 when he picked up the game during his time