• Tops in Blue tour-stop brings family together

    Thirty-two Airmen rolled into Enid, Okla., Saturday, June 28, after a two-day drive on a bus without working air conditioning, from Grand Forks, N.D. By Sunday afternoon, they had prepared the Chisholm Trail Expo Center for a performance by Tops in Blue, the Air Force's premier entertainment

  • Reaching for the stars, with a guide

    In the middle of a circle of children at the Vance Air Force Base Youth Center, Eileen Collins, a 1979 Vance Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (JSUPT) graduate, stood tall on a piece of carpet depicting space - - the frontier she spent over 872 hours exploring. Around her were 16

  • Seventeen at Vance selected for tech, master promotion

    Fifteen current and two former Team Vance members were on the technical sergeant and master sergeant promotion lists released June 26.Those selected for master sergeant are: Craig Brodber, 71st Force Support Squadron Tracy Cabatit, 71st Medical Group Robert Caithaml, 71st Flying Training Wing Mary

  • Focus 5/6 hosts Star Search at Vance club

    More than 50 people attended the Focus 5/6 Star Search talent contest June 20 at the Vance Collocated Club. A harmonica player and a young singer took first places in their age groups. Brittany Lostetter, daughter of Lt. Col. Vincent Lostetter, 71st Operations Support Squadron commander, took first

  • A safe Fourth of July is a fun Fourth of July

    Soon the Fourth of July weekend will be upon us and, like usual, we will celebrate by enjoying outdoor activities, cookouts and fireworks with family and friends. This is a great time of year to take a mid-summer break and get out and enjoy the nice weather. However, this time of year is also the