• Deployed Vance chaplain's assistant works at orphanage

    In the Bible, the Siloam is a small pool where a blind man was given sight after the clay Jesus had placed on his eyes was washed away in the restorative waters. Today, Airmen from the 429th Expeditionary Operations Squadron at the Curacao Forward Operating Location are finding a transformation of

  • Vance T-1 instructor pilot wins award

    Capt. Brian Shull, an instructor in the T-1 flight of the 5th Flying Training Squadron here, was recently selected as the "2008 Outstanding Student Pilot of the Year" by the 12th Flying Training Wing at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The award was presented on behalf of the Texas Society of the

  • Wing Safety has a wild side

    Not every aspect of base safety deals only with people-- the safety of both people and animals is the job of Mr. Aaron Betts, Vance's own U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist. An employee of the USDA, Mr. Betts specializes in mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in the context of air