• Base phone numbers go to 7-digit format March 19

    Making a phone call from a government facility may involve a little more finger work since Vance Air Force Base will implement seven-digit phone numbers beginning March 19. "The conversion will start the evening of March 19 with completion shortly after midnight," said Joan Kelley, Installation

  • Falcon Loan now available to Airmen

    The Air Force Aid Society implemented a new streamlined process Monday, so Airmen of any grade can receive an interest-free loan of $500 or less, repayable within three to 10 months or before one's estimated time of separation from service. According to the AFAS Web site, Falcon Loans are

  • Chief Long takes the cake

    Many military service members and organizations choose to commemorate service achievements, special events and retirements with decorative items such as recognition boards, shadow boxes, coin racks and cakes, but a retired 71st Flying Training Wing command chief chooses to spend his free time to

  • Vance supports local fire effort

    A large grass fire Feb. 25 near Byron, Okla., burned hundreds of acres in northwest Oklahoma and kept 35 agencies from around the state and southern Kansas busy with the blaze. Among the 35 responding agencies was help from Vance's fire department, which sent a P-18 tanker truck, a command vehicle