• Officials extend community assessment

    Officials are extending the opportunity to participate in the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment through April 3. More than 350,000 active-duty members, reservists and spouses as well as all appropriated fund civilian employees were randomly selected to participate in the anonymous survey. Those

  • Vance IP returns to Morocco to attend T-6 acceptance ceremony

    Lt. Col. Andy Hamann must have made a very good impression during his three-year assignment in Morocco. The Moroccan air force chief of staff, Gen. Ahmed Boutaleb, invited him back for the official delivery of the first of 24 T-6C Texan II trainer aircraft earlier this month.An instructor pilot with

  • Vance AFAF campaign reaches one-third of goal in first week

    The 2011 Vance Air Force Assistance Fund campaign's first week was incredible, said Capt. Todd Gibbs, the campaign project officer. "We've raised $11,200, over a third of our goal, with five weeks left in the campaign," he said.The 71st Flying Training Wing commander, Col. Russ Mack, completed the

  • Vance Airmen graduate with honors from Airman Leadership School

    Three Team Vance Airmen were among the 15 graduates in Class 11-C at the Airman Leadership School at Altus AFB, Okla.Staff Sgt. Larry Portwood, 71st Operations Support Squadron, earned the John L. Levitow Award, the highest honor given at all levels of enlisted professional military education.Senior