• Breakfast with Santa brings holiday cheer to Vance children

    The smallest Team Vance members had holiday cheer and fun to spare Dec. 8 at "Breakfast with Santa" in Hangar 170. More than 350 children and parents attended the event featuring food, crafts, movies, singing, games and an up-close and personal visit by the jolly guy himself - Santa. "This is a

  • Winter storm coats Vance

    A measured 2.57 inches of precipitation fell on Vance Air Force base between Saturday at 6 p.m. and Tuesday evening, according to Capt. Paul Koecher, commander of the 71st Operational Support Squadron Weather Flight. The measurement represents the accumulation of precipitation, from rain, to ice

  • Politics and you

    Next year is an election year, especially for the U.S. presidency, and the political machinery for the various candidates is ramping up for the home stretch. As the diverse assortment of elections approach, Team Vance members may want to become more active in choosing their local, state and federal

  • Vance CFC campaign ends

    The Vance AFB 2007 Combined Federal Campaign closed with a flurry Nov. 23, and record levels of generosity were seen at the base. For the first time in the base's verifiable history, Team Vance raised more than $100,000. The six-week campaign raised a final total of $100,720. For Col. Richard Klumpp

  • Vance debuts lateral drift trainer

    Class 09-03 became Vance Air Force Base's first undergraduate pilot training class to use the Aerospace Physiology Flight's new lateral drift trainer during Phase I of UPT Wednesday. The trainer consists of a zip-line apparatus and platform between the unit's existing 2- and 4-foot platforms. To