• 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,

  • Vance hosting Military Retiree Appreciation Day June 24

    Vance AFB will host the Fifth Annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, June 24, at the Vance Collocated Club. Honoring and meeting the needs of retirees is nothing new for Vance. But on Retiree Appreciation Day, military retirees get extra special treatment."Vance

  • Two-year test ends, Comptroller-Contracting Squadron 'demerging'

    An almost two-year long Air Force test of merging comptrollers and contracting is over at the five test bases, which included Vance. As of May 31, the 71st Comptroller-Contracting Squadron at Vance was split into the 71st Comptroller Squadron and the 71st Contracting Flight.The comptroller squadron

  • Warrior of the Week – Capt. Joel Gorham

    Name:  Capt. Joel GorhamDuty:  8th Flying Training Squadron T-6 instructor pilotHometown:  Edmond, Okla.Favorite PT regimen:  RunningMission accomplishments:  Captain Gorham took the lead in planning the 71st Operations Group participation in the recent Wing "graduation exercise." He arranged for 25

  • Recent hail storm ruled valid reason for filing government claim

    The May 30 hail storm at Vance AFB was approved by the Air Force Claims Service Center as an unusual occurrence, said Staff Sgt. Brandon Blunt in the Vance Legal Office. The approval clears the way for Vance military and federal civilian employees to file a claim for loss or damage from the