• The dual meaning of purpose

    Often during my time as an instructor pilot I have had the opportunity to meet and speak with the parents of our student pilots and graduates. Through the course of conversation I have been asked numerous questions about the details of the student pilot training mission at Vance.Questions vary from,

  • Flu season – time for action, vaccination

    Influenza, commonly called the flu, is an active viral disease of the nose, throat, and lungs. Flu is characterized by fever, headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches and stomach symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.The best treatment is

  • New student registrar named Warrior of the Week

    Jen Gulbransen, the registrar with the 71st Operations Support Squadron, was named a Vance AFB Warrior of the Week.From Henderson, Nev., Gulbransen recently stepped-up to assume the duties of the registrar, an essential part of getting new student pilots off to a good start.Working directly with the

  • Jet engine shop keeps fire in the Talon’s tail

    The CSC Applied Technologies technicians who work on the propulsion systems in Building 187 have a tough job. They maintain almost 170 J-85 jet engines that power the T-38 Talon aircraft used to train student pilots here."These things are very temperamental," Rick Boardman, the CSC leadsman for the

  • New computers, new teachers at Eisenhower on base

    Principal Polly Maxwell, at Eisenhower Elementary School on Vance AFB is excited about the upcoming school year and the theme for the school year -- "Wild About Learning!""We are anticipating about 160-165 students this year at Eisenhower," she said.School starts for Enid Public Schools Wednesday,