• AFAF kicks off

    The 2008 Team Vance Air Force Assistance Fund kicked off March 19, and the base is working hard to meet its goal of raising money to help others. This year's AFAF campaign provides Airmen the opportunity to contribute to any of four official Air Force charitable organizations, and all contributions

  • Vance Airman STEP promoted

    A Vance Airman was recently rewarded for superior performance when he received an on-the-spot promotion through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program. Staff Sgt. Peter Abernethy, a 71st Communication Squadron airfield systems craftsman, was promoted to technical sergeant March 14. The STEP

  • Loose lips sink ships, or worse

    For those of us stationed in Europe in the late 80s, we remember well the American Forces Radio Television Service commercials concerning operational security. In one such commercial, a man sits in the corner of a bar with a newspaper.  To his left, someone talks about going on a trip to play games