• Vance launches Facebook page

    Vance Public Affairs continues to enhance the base's communication with Airmen, their families, potential recruits, and even community members interested in Vance or the Air Force in general. Our latest development entered Vance into the world of social media by creating a Facebook page. Over

  • Restrictions on travel to Mexico tighten for Vance military

    Due to increased risk of violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and border towns, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander now prohibits all military members at Vance AFB, Okla., from traveling to or through portions of Mexico located within 50 miles of the border. In a letter signed Sept. 10, the

  • Rivalry keeps father, daughter running

    A returning pair of competitors, with a Team Vance tie, ran the U.S. Air Force half-marathon this year: Tori Jones of the 71st Medical Group and her father, Lt. Col. Jeffery Jones, a former 71st Medical Support Squadron commander here, who is currently stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in

  • Vance instructor pilots complete Air Force half-marathon

    Two members of the 32nd Flying Training Squadron ran the U.S. Air Force half-marathon Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Capts. Tara Erlandson and Anthony Cannone, both instructor pilots, completed the race after months of training. More than 3,800 military and civilian runners

  • Team Vance athletes compete in Adventure Race 2009

    Teams "Jayhawk Extreme" and "Warbird 1" took first place in the Extreme Team and Relay Team categories, respectively, in the 2009 Adventure Race held Sept. 19 at Vance AFB, Okla., and Meadowlake Park in Enid, Okla. The race began at 9 a.m. at the base park with a 4.2 mile run to Meadowlake Park in