• Reserve Command plans to hire 1,600 for IMA program by September

    The Individual Mobilization Augmentee program is set to hire 1,600 Airmen by September in positions opening worldwide in all career fields. Recent attrition rates and the rise of new positions have created a great need to grow the program. Unlike any other Air Force service member, IMAs have

  • Defense Secretary Gates reviews military spouse career program

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is grappling with the best way to reopen the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program to new applicants, concerned that the program has morphed beyond its original intent and cost estimates, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said June 18. Secretary

  • Mississippi Kites return to Vance for annual nesting

    Oklahoma has its seasons -- blizzard season, tornado season, I-can't-believe-it's-over-110-degrees-again season, and from early May through late July, Mississippi Kite season.Each year starting in spring, the small raptors known as Mississippi Kites migrate from their tropical South American

  • Plains Pool opens for the summer swimming season

    Nothing says summer quite like the sound of laughter, squeals and water splashing. The best place to combine all three is at Vance AFB's Plains Pool.The pool opened for the summer over the busy, hot Memorial Day weekend. An estimated 500 people came to the pool those three days to enjoy water, sun,