• Club employee named Warrior of the Week

    Craig Morrison, of Enid, Okla., was named the Vance Warrior of the Week at a recent Wing standup. Morrison is the Dishwashing System engineer at the Vance Collocated Club.A non-appropriated fund employee, Morrison is the unsung hero of the Club said his supervisors. He has one of the dirtiest and

  • What is a wet bulb globe temperature?

    Nearly every day Team Vance members receive weather advisory emails from the 71st Flying Training Wing Command Post telling them that, according to the wet bulb globe temperature, it's hot outside.The frequency of these emails might be less than desirable to some, however they do serve the purpose

  • Boy Scouts build bookcases for base thrift shop

    A local Boy Scout troop installed new shelves in April at the Thrift Shop here as part of an Eagle Scout project for the son of the 71st Medical Operations Squadron commander.David Bacon, 17, son of Lt. Col. Thomas Bacon and Troop 27 senior patrol leader, completed his Eagle Scout project over three

  • Med Group troop selected top Airman for June

    Senior Airman Gerard David, the head of Admin Services at the 71st Medical Group, is the Wing Airman of the Month for June. David grew up an Air Force brat, and has been in the Air Force for four years. Vance is his second assignment. David said his superintendant nominated him because of his drive

  • Team Vance supporting Feds Feed Families summer food drive

    Team Vance can help local food banks through the third annual Feds Feed Families food-drive campaign running until Aug. 24.Feds Feed Families is a federal government-wide effort to offer a helping hand to communities across the nation. The Department of Defense's goal is to collect and donate