• Team Vance celebrates the Air Force’s 62nd birthday

    "No other Air Force on the face of this earth can dominate air, space and cyberspace like we can," said Col. Chris Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during a celebration of the U.S. Air Force's 62nd birthday at Vance AFB, Okla. Members of Team Vance gathered in the atrium of Bldg. 500

  • Is it the flu... or just a cold?

    The flu season is upon us. This time around we also have a new player on the scene -- H1N1. Although we are hearing a lot of extreme predictions for the next six months, I will outline how to identify if you have the flu and how to prevent its spread. In an attempt to ensure clinic appointments are

  • Liberty Bells deploy to Michigan for combat training

    Vance's 32nd Flying Training Squadron was deployed to the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 21-24. Forty-seven pilots, 22 T-1A Jawhawk aircraft and nine contractor maintenance folks participated. The deployment began at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 20, when 32nd FTS members entered a

  • Vance conducts internal audit of ESOH compliance

    This week, a Vance team of 15 auditors is performing an internal audit to evaluate the base's overall compliance with environmental, safety and occupational health laws and regulations. The annual internal audit is part of the Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and