• Vance’s 2010 AFAF Campaign draws to a close

    Vance's 2010 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign ended Friday, March 19. Team Vance donated a total of $35,505."The campaign went very well," said Capt. Kevin Seay, an instructor pilot with the 32nd Flying Training Squadron and the base point of contact for this year's campaign. "We were able to

  • Night of appreciation for Vance enlisted scheduled April 10

    The 44th annual Enlisted Appreciation Night is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Saturday, April 10, at the Vance Collocated Club. The evening is an opportunity for the Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce to say thanks for the contributions the enlisted force makes at Vance, said George Pankonin, a co-chair of

  • Keeping your myPay account current helps keep it secure

    A year after the Defense Finance and Accounting Service first launched the myPay Web-based pay account system in 2000, less than 500,000 military, military retirees, annuitants and federal civilian employees were listed as online users.Today that number has increased to approximately 3.7 million

  • Travel restrictions to Mexico tighten for Vance Airmen

    Due to recent attacks on U.S. consulate personnel in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the U.S. Northern Command and the 71st Flying Training Wing commander have tightened travel restrictions to Mexico for Air Force personnel.New restrictions prohibit travel to the Mexican states of Durango, Monterrey,

  • Medical Group NCO receives STEP promotion

    Staff Sgt. Tiesha Benson was surprised when she was called out for not being in proper uniform during an end-of-day formation in the 71st Medical Group lobby March 17. Then she discovered she had earned a Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion to technical sergeant.Lt. Col. Royce "Bull" Terry,