• Commentary: Recognizing pride in the past, pride in the present

    In the coming weeks, we, as part of the Vance military family, should take time to watch the Veterans Day parades and tributes.As we watch the parades and see the veterans march past, we are certain to see the embodiment of our Air Force core value, Service before Self.The soldiers' bearing will

  • Commissary stocks new items based on shoppers' requests

    New items are on the Vance Commissary shelves because shoppers are using "patron communication status reports" available in the store."If you'll buy it, I'll stock it," said Sheila Gilbert, the store director at the Commissary.The patron communication status report forms are used to suggest new

  • Enid league win fuels coach's goal of military softball championship

    When John Stock was reassigned from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to Vance Air Force Base this past February, he wanted to put together and coach a varsity softball team that could compete in the United States Specialty Sports Association Military World Tournament in Panama City Beach, Fla.He moved

  • CFC drive hits half-way mark, Vance radiologist shares Red Cross story

    The 2011 Combined Federal Campaign at Vance Air Force Base has raised more than $23,000 so far, and the drive is more than half way over."The CFC at Vance runs until Nov. 10," said Capt. Lewis Taylor, 71st Flying Training Wing CFC coordinator this year. "Our goal is to make 100 percent contact will