• 'A great day of firsts'

    The 71st Flying Training Wing saw the first product of its 3rd Fighter Training Squadron that stood up at Vance Air Force Base April 26. Monday, the squadron graduated its first six students from the 40-day Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals course. "It's a great day of firsts for IFF, for Vance,"

  • Save natural resources during Energy Awareness Month

    October Energy Awareness Month addresses energy conservation and how it affects people's everyday lives. This year's theme, "Clean and Green ... For a Secure Energy Future," encourages individuals to consider how energy choices impact the nation's economic future and ecological outlook. Americans

  • Beware of wild animals carrying rabies

    What risk do our woodland creatures pose to us? Rabies According to the Oklahoma State Health Department, seven rabies cases were confirmed in Garfield County this year and can be found typically in bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes. Rabies is most often transmitted through the bite or scratch from

  • UPT class performs last parasailing training at Vance

    Class 08-15 drifted into Vance history books Oct. 15 as the last undergraduate pilot training class to accomplish parachute familiarization training that will soon be replaced with innovative training developed by Team Vance members. In the past, students accomplished the four-day training course

  • MURT brings realistic training to 71st MDG

    Deployments are a way of life for Airmen, and contingency preparation and training are crucial to ensure mobility personnel are ready to take on the rigors of war. That's why the 71st Medical Group conducted its annual Medical Unit Readiness Training Oct. 11. The deployment training assessed the