• Vance med tech joined Air Force to help others

    (Editor's note: May 7-11 was Nurse and Technician Appreciation Week at Vance Air Force Base. The following article highlights Tech. Sgt. Lorylee Willis, a medical technician with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron.)Lorylee Willis, her sister and their mutual friend pulled up to a stop light while

  • Conley participates in DOD competition with his K-9 partner, Fax

    Staff Sgt. Heath Conley and his military working dog, Fax, competed in the 2012 Department of Defense Military Working Dog K-9 Trials held May 3-5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas."While we didn't place, we learned tons during the competition," said Conley, a member of the 71st Security

  • Prepare for springtime storms with knowledge, supplies

    Springtime in Oklahoma means boxing up the winter wardrobe, tuning up the motorcycle, stocking up on allergy medicine and getting ready for the world famous storm season in Tornado Alley.Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma report more tornadoes each year than any other area in the United States.Team Vance

  • Ortega-Flores named April Airman of the Month

    Airman 1st Class Yenia Ortega-Flores, an operations manager with the 71st Communication Squadron, received the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month award for April.Each month Airmen are selected to represent their squadron as Airman of the Month. They face a board consisting of the previous