• USDA: 'Referee a safe Super Bowl party'

    When planning a Super Bowl XLIV party, hosts should have a defensive strategy against food-borne illness for their guests. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends closely refereeing the following food safety violations so every partygoer returns home a winner. Illegal use of hands Avoid

  • Vance celebrates Commander’s National Prayer Breakfast

    More than 125 attended the Commander's National Prayer Breakfast Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Vance Collocated Club. Vance's wing chaplain, Chaplain (Maj.) Donald Bretz, was the keynote speaker.The breakfast, which was rescheduled from Jan. 28 due to a winter storm, began with the presentation of colors

  • Warrior of the Week – Capt. Andrea Beltran

    Name:  Capt. Andrea BeltranDuty:  Medical Readiness Flight commanderHometown:  Pawtucket, R.I.Favorite PT regimen:  Training for a half-marathonMission contributions:  According to Lt. Col. Sabina Garrett, her commander, Captain Beltran is an amazing young officer whose selfless efforts extend

  • Reporting times normal Feb. 1, utility uniforms for exercise weeks

    The uniform of the day at Vance for Monday, Feb. 1, and Monday, Feb. 8, is the utility uniform: Air Battle Uniform (ABU), Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) or Flight Suit, not Blues. February 1 marks the start of a two-week exercise block on base. Duty reporting tImes are back to normal, but everyone

  • Warriors of the Week – 1st Lts. Scott Titus and Matt Zayatz

    First Lts. Scott Titus and Matt Zayatz are the Warriors of the Week. They are instructor pilots with the 32nd Flying Training Squadron. Lieutenant Titus is from Lenexa, Kan., and Lieutenant Zayatz is from New Hyde Park, N.Y. Both keep in shape for the physical training test by running.They were