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Sept. 21, 2021
Vance joins with local community to celebrate 80 years of pilot training

What better way to celebrate 80 years of training the world’s best pilots than polishing up your newly painted aircraft and showing them off to several hundred friends and family.
Sept. 10, 2021
From puppy poses to high speed aircraft – an Air Force photographer’s journey

As a kid, I would run barefoot around the house with my digital camera shooting photos of my three dogs -- the best models in the family. Years later, when I walked into the Air Force recruiting office in Gilbert, Arizona, I never imagined that my childhood fascination with photography was something
Sept. 9, 2021
Community support kept Vance open during 1995 BRAC round

In 1995, Vance Air Force Base faced permanent closure, but the citizens of Enid, Oklahoma, kept that from happening.
Sept. 8, 2021
Wing honors prisoners of war and those still missing with 24-hour vigil

Team Vance Airmen held a 24-hour vigil to honor prisoners of war and those service members still missing in action Sept. 1 and 2 in recognition of POW/MIA Remembrance Day.
Aug. 27, 2021
Pilot training techniques change, traditions remain the same

From the first class of aviation cadets that arrived at Enid Army Air Field Dec. 16, 1941, to the classes today, Undergraduate Pilot Training has seen changes to aircraft, simulators, syllabus and more. Classes then and classes today connect through the shared traditions that have stood the test of

Vance joins with local community to celebrate 80 years of pilot training