• Living the life of an Air Force pilot -- from the back seat

    Usually I write about our superstar pilots in the skies, but for a day, I got to live the life of one. It all started when I checked my email and found an approval letter to get an orientation ride in the T-38 Talon, the fighter trainer flown in Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base,

  • Team Vance Honor Guard provides pomp to ceremonies, dignity to funerals

    Comprised of 20 enlisted Airmen, the Vance Air Force Base Honor Guard is the ceremonial arm of the 71st Flying Training Wing. They present the American and Air Force flags during official military ceremonies, perform POW/MIA Remembrance ceremonies for formal events and represent the Defense

  • Team Vance Defenders celebrate Police Week

    The Airmen of the 71st Security Forces Squadron commemorated all those who protect and serve, May 11-15, during Team Vance’s Police Week celebrations, which included a 24-hour march.

  • AMC commander gets first-hand look at UPT 2.5

    The newly minted pilots of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-08 AU pinned on their wings May 7 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, with a special guest. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, the Defense Department’s only female four-star general and leader of Air Mobility Command, spoke about the impact of