• Vance pilots fly T-6 to CAP encampment in Tulsa

    Two pilots with the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Okla., flew a T-6A Texan II trainer to Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Okla., June 15, to participate in a Civil Air Patrol summer encampment.U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Evan Hill and U.S. Air Force Capt. Dan Healey flew the

  • Walking program ends, prizes available for most steps

    Since mid-April, members of the Vance community have been participating in "Vance On the Move," a pedometer-based program designed to encourage daily physical activity with actions as simple as walking. At the beginning of the program, participants checked out pedometers from the Health and Wellness

  • Spice – a high not worth the price

    "Spice" use, particularly by military members, is not and will not be tolerated by the Air Force. Vance's Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Maj. Jeffrey Biller said, "Abuse of intoxicating substances threatens our military readiness and diminishes the ability to conduct our mission."Spice, also known as

  • Vance pilot takes command of flying training squadron in Iraq

    A deployed lieutenant colonel from the 8th Flying Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Okla., assumed command of the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron at Tikrit, Iraq, June 19.Lt. Col. Andrew Hamann assumed command of the 52nd EFTS from Lt. Col. Charles Stevens while Brig. Gen. Anthony Rock,