• Vance drinking water meets federal, state standards

    The annual Consumer Confidence Report on the quality of tap water for Vance AFB is complete. Vance's drinking water is well within all federal and state-mandated standards and is safe to drink.Bioenvironmental Engineering routinely monitors water purchased from the city of Enid. The Enid water

  • Area things to do over the July Fourth weekend

    Vance Airmen will enjoy a four-day weekend thanks to an Air Education and Training Command family day, Friday, July 1, and the July Fourth holiday on Monday.There are a variety of events and locations worth visiting within a few hours drive of Vance AFB. Here are a few examples.On base, the Falcon's

  • OSA program keeps better track of Vance’s aircraft, pilots

    Nearly every day, the skies above Vance are filled with the roar of plane engines. Hundreds of sorties are flown on any given day, both in local airspace and on cross-country missions. Keeping track of each plane and pilot is a complicated process, but a necessary one. Fortunately, the new

  • McDaniel accepts command of Support Group at Vance

    Colonel Michael McDaniel accepted command of the 71st Mission Support Group at a ceremony held June 17 at Vance AFB, Okla.The 71st Flying Training Wing commander, Col. Russ Mack, officiated the transfer of command from Col. Tim Gibson to Colonel McDaniel during the ceremony, held at 10 a.m. in