• Falcon Loan program helps Airmen through financial emergencies

    Senior Airman Shakcon Smith awoke one morning in January to a phone call from her mother with the news her grandmother had passed away. Devastated and not knowing what to do, Smith, the element chief of outpatient records for the 71st Medical Support Squadron, called a friend who suggested she get

  • Organizing supply closets improves efficiency

    Faced with budget constraints in the present and future, front-line supervisors and commanders must lead the way in developing the mindset of a cost conscious culture, said Gen. Edward Rice, commander of Air Education and Training Command.One way Team Vance will embrace General Rice's guidance is by

  • Twenty Vance Airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant

    Twenty Vance Airmen were among the 11,337 selected Air Force wide for promotion to staff sergeant.Team Vance members selected were:71st Security Forces SquadronJean ArroyomacleanMichael CorreaRichard FicarelliQuintin HaynesRemmecya LavantMitchell Melot71st Operations Support SquadronDerek

  • Vance Exchange celebrates AAFES 117th birthday

    The Vance Exchange celebrated the Army and Air Force Exchange Service's 117th birthday with free soft drinks and cake and a variety of in-store specials July 25.AAFES was originally called the "Exchange," a name the stores worldwide are using once again.In 1895, the War Department issued General

  • Airfield technician named July’s top Airman

    Airman 1st Class Chris Savage, an airfield management technician with the 71st Communication Squadron, is the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for July at Vance AFB."I was actually shocked that I won," said Savage, who was also named Airman of the Month in February 2011.As an airfield