• Team Vance members save T-1A engine during hoist failure

    Quick reactions and teamwork on the part of eight contractor maintenance employees ensured that a costly T-1A Jayhawk Beech 400 engine and all nearby personnel were unharmed when a hydraulic engine hoist failed Dec. 1.The incident happened in Hangar 199 where all T-1 maintenance takes place. Delbert

  • MC-12 Liberty reaches 1000th combat mission

    First Lieutenant Marc Finnegan is permanently assigned to the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Okla., but is currently deployed in support of the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron. Only five months after arriving in-theater, the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance

  • Santa Claus visits Team Vance for brunch, photos

    More than 600 Team Vance members and their families had brunch with Santa Claus Dec. 12 in Hangar 170. Santa and his helpers arrived on a hay wagon pulled by a John Deere tractor.Brunch included food prepared by the Bowling Center and the Vance Collocated Club, games run by volunteers and of course,

  • Graduation video concepts reviewed 'Apprentice'-style

    Two teams of officers awaiting pilot training appeared before the 71st Flying Training Wing leadership and Chad Chambers, base audio visual specialist, Dec. 4 to present ideas on plans for a new Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training video. The five-minute video would replace a current