• Academy graduate killed in IED attack near Baghdad

    Department of Defense officials announced Sept. 9, 2009, the death of a MacDill Airman assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 1st Lt. Joseph Helton, 24, of Monroe, Ga., died Sept. 8, near Baghdad of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle

  • Vance begins seasonal flu vaccination Sept. 18

    Seasonal flu vaccinations will be given to military members at Vance, beginning Sept. 18. A team from the 71st Medical Operations Squadron immunizations clinic will visit units through Oct. 1 to deliver the vaccinations. The vaccination, FluMist, is given as a quick spray into each nostril, said

  • Warrior of the Week – Chaplain (Maj.) Mike Martin

    Name:  Chaplain (Maj.) Mike MartinDuty:  Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Wing Chaplain Hometown:  Savannah, Ga. Favorite PT regimen:  Running Mission contributions:  As Singles' International Gourmet Meal Opportunity coordinator, Chaplain Martin managed the logistics, supplies, food

  • Team Vance celebrates Patriot Day, Sept. 11

    Team Vance will celebrate Patriot Day, Sept. 11, with a ceremony near the base flag pole, a fly over by Vance aircraft and a 1.5-mile run. Patriot Day was signed into law in 2001 as a day to remember those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States. The

  • Commissary holds case-lot sale Sept. 18-20

    The Vance Commissary will hold a case-lot sale Sept. 18, 19 and 20 during normal operating hours. Products in the sale range from canned goods, beverages, toilet paper, paper towels, produce, fresh meat, seafood, pet supplies and cleaning and laundry products. "Our customers will save between 35 and