Youth reads 218 books, takes grand prize in reading program

Vance chaplain deploying, leaving base without a priest

Vance was without a priest when he arrived, and will be without one when he departs next week for a four-month deployment to Al Udeid in Qatar. Chaplain (Capt.) Samuel Licanda, a native of the Philippines, has been the only Catholic priest at Vance for the past year. When he arrived in early 2007,

Living history: retired chief re-visits altitude chamber he helped set up 60 years ago

"He's like a founding father of Vance aerospace physiology," said Capt. Kris Ostrowski, 71st Medical Operations Squadron aerospace physiology flight commander. That was the general feeling in the chamber room as 18 aerospace physiology Airmen here met retired Chief Master Sgt. Truman Woodford Aug.

Law school programs available for interested officers

Officers interested in becoming lawyers are encouraged to compete for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program. Applications will be accepted from Jan. 1 through March 1, 2009. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors

Lorenz on Leadership: Look Into Their Eyes

If we want the Air Force to be a family, we must do what a family does--care for one another. At a recent conference for new squadron commanders, a commander's spouse asked me a great question. "What is the one thing we can do to make the most difference for our people?" My answer was simple. It's