• Tops In Blue performs at the Expo Center Aug. 7

    Air Force Entertainment and Vance Air Force Base present the annual Tops In Blue show at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W. Purdue, Aug. 7.The show starts at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. This is a family-friendly event.This year's tour features the

  • Kimmel takes top honor in ALS Class 12-F

    Senior Airman Shelby Kimmel took the top honor in Class 12-F at the Airman Leadership School at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.Kimmel, one of three Vance Airmen graduating July 20 with Class 12-F, earned the John L. Levitow Award, the top honor presented at all levels of professional military

  • Law enforcement jurisdiction now shared by Security Forces, Enid police

    As of July 3, law enforcement units with the 71st Security Forces Squadron at Vance Air Force Base have joint jurisdiction in the base housing area and roads leading off base.Before, only City of Enid police had legal jurisdiction in the housing area and beyond the gates.Thanks to the hard work of

  • Local district attorney takes orientation ride in T-38

    Michael Fields, the district attorney for District 4 in Oklahoma, received an orientation flight in the T-38 Talon trainer aircraft July 17 at Vance Air Force Base.The orientation ride, in the same aircraft used to train student pilots at Vance, is one of the perks for being selected honorary

  • Vance civilian named Enid Volunteer of the Year

    George Pankonin, the Community College of the Air Force advisor at Vance Air Force Base was named the 2012 Volunteer of the Year by the Enid Chamber of Commerce.Pankonin, a retired Air Force major, won the award due to his volunteerism and involvement with the community in Enid, Okla."I was actually