• Instructor pilot training for 100-mile run in August

    Maj. Jason "Santini" Smith is heading to Alaska Saturday for a training run. He is preparing for a longer run in Colorado in August. Saturday's run is the Crow Pass Crossing, the toughest marathon Alaska has to offer - 26.2 miles that follows the route of the historical Iditarod sled run. The longer

  • Kites return to Vance

    Mississippi Kites, small birds of prey, are back at Vance AFB. The birds are aggressive and protective of their young and are known to dive at people who venture near their nests; Vance personnel are warned to be cautious around the birds from now to mid-August. "The majority of the birds are used

  • Chief Balutski takes over as Vance's senior enlisted

    Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Kenui Balutski got his Hawaiian name from his grandmother and his Polish last name from his grandfather, an Army aviator stationed on Oahu, Hawaii, during World War II. Chief Balutski, the new 71st Flying Training Wing command chief, arrived at Vance last week from a

  • Retirement ceremony for Lt. Col. Brian Tonnell

    Congratulations and good luck Lt. Col. Brian Tonnell. Thank you for your service. Time in service:  22 years Retirement ceremony:  At 3 p.m., Friday, July 10, in the Base Auditorium, Bldg. 550. A reception will follow at 5 p.m. at Colonel Tonnell's home, 1115 W. York Ave, Enid, Okla.

  • Air Force offers assistance with adoption expenses

    With thousands of children available for adoption in the U.S. alone, and with adoption fees that can reach well into the thousands of dollars, the Air Force is helping ease the initial financial obligations for those military families opting to adopt. Through the Adoption Expense Reimbursement