• Medical corner: Mosquitoes can spoil summer fun

    Whether you enjoy backyard barbecues or backpacking, cycling or just sitting by the pool, summer is the time to enjoy the outdoors. And nothing spoils the fun faster than that tiny creature known as the mosquito. Not only are mosquitoes a nuisance, but they also can carry diseases that pose a threat

  • 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