• Warrior of the Week -- Master Sgt. Ron Samsel

    Name: Master Sgt. Ron Samsel Duty: Operations superintendent, 71st Security Forces Squadron Hometown: Temperance, Mich. Favorite PT regimen: Running Mission contributions: Sergeant Samsel juggled 25 Security Forces augmentees and casual lieutenants to increase Vance's security footprint during the

  • Eaton selected Wing Airman of the Month for June

    Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn Eaton, an Aerospace Physiology journeyman with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, is the Wing Airman of the Month for June. From Bristol, Maine, Airman Eaton has been in the Air Force for two years and Vance is her first assignment. To become Airman of the Month, Airman

  • Promotion ceremony ends with marriage proposal

    Beth Lewis knew she was attending a wing recognition ceremony June 30 to "tack" on her boyfriend's new Senior Airman stripes. She didn't know newly promoted Senior Airman Joshua Saville was going to propose marriage in front of the vice wing commander, the wing command chief and an auditorium filled

  • Operation KIDS deploys to Vance

    There will be a mass deployment for children of military families between the ages of five and 12, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6. Operation KIDS (Kids Investigating Deployment Services) is a hands-on activity designed to show children what their parents go through when they deploy. Registration is

  • Vance consolidates, streamlines wing deployment process

    Team Vance's new consolidated wing deployment center - created to eliminate personnel redundancies and cut down on deployment-process discrepancies - recently opened for business in Bldg. 200. "Vance has two missions: make pilots and deploy people," said Maj. Matt Eckles, WDC chief. "The WDC serves