• USAFE commander visits Vance, speaks at AFA dinner

    The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe had breakfast with more than 40 Vance Airmen Monday at the Community Chapel Activity Center during his visit to the base Nov. 1-3. Gen. Roger Brady was in town to address the Enid Air Force Association Chapter 214's Community Partners dinner at the Cherokee

  • Customer feedback is central to improving services at Vance

    "You are all customers of contracted services, whether you realize it or not," said Lt. Col. William Browne, chief of the 71st Flying Training Wing Quality Assurance standardization and evaluation program. "Capturing customer feedback is central to improving services at Vance, both for the

  • Warriors of the Week – 71st Flying Training Wing writing team

    Names:  Maj. Danielle Willis, Eugene Kampe, Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Ridenhower, Maj William Annexstad and Capt. Joseph Markowski. Duty:  71st Flying Training Wing writing team Mission contributions:  Spent 22 hours reviewing the Installation Excellence Award and 63 annual awards from the 71st

  • Train horns go silent when passing base housing

    When the Hairston Gate moved from Fox Drive, across from the Eisenhower Elementary School, out to its current location in September 2007, the Fox Drive gate was permanently closed. That led Vance leadership to request that the city of Enid ask the Union Pacific Railroad to stop sounding train horns

  • Vance pursues energy efficiency in buildings

    One of the ways Vance has been able to reduce the amount of energy used per square foot by over 25 percent in the last six years is through incorporating energy efficiency into construction and renovation projects. This is something Vance has been doing for decades, and serves as the cornerstone of