• Warrior of the Week -- Senior Airman Will Ortiz

    Name: Senior Airman Will Ortiz Duty: Budget analyst, 71st Comptroller-Contracting Squadron Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico Favorite PT regimen: Running with wind sprints Mission contributions: Organized the Wing Staff Agencies sponsored July Singles International Gourmet Meal Opportunity. Solicited

  • Wing staff volunteers serve up western menu at SIGMO

    More than 150 Team Vance singles took advantage of a free meal July 27, served up by volunteers from the Wing Staff Agencies, in the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance. The menu featured western favorites like chili, baked chicken breast, beans and cornbread, dished up by folks wearing cowboy

  • Warrior of the Week -- Staff Sgt. Alexis Martin

    Name:  Staff Sgt. Alexis Martin Duty:  Logistics planner, from Luke AFB, Ariz., temporarily assigned to 71st Flying Training Wing deployment center. Hometown:  Lansing, Mich. Favorite PT regimen:  Aerobics and kick boxing Mission contributions:  Sergeant Martin arrived at Vance June 10 and jumped in

  • Changes ahead for the Fitness Program

    Vance Airmen can expect changes in the fitness program, with implementation starting in January 2010. One of the significant changes will be the frequency of the physical training test. With the current program, the physical training test is performed once a year. Under the new program, it will be

  • Vance Fitness Center receives four stars

    The Vance AFB Fitness Center received a four-star rating validation from the Air Force Services Agency, narrowly missing a five-star rating. This is the first four-star or five-star rating the Fitness Center has received since the Air Force changed the scoring system in 2005. Brian Mittelstet, the