• Honorary Commanders deploy from Vance

    Eight Vance honorary commanders visited the base Tuesday for an insider's look at the 71st Mission Support Group's operations. Hosted by Col. Jennifer Graham, 71st Mission Support Group commander, the civic leaders were given deployment orders to the fictional country of Tarzanistan and went through

  • 15 Vance Airmen selected for promotion

    Fifteen Vance senior airmen were part of the 15,130 Air Force-wide recently selected for promotion to staff sergeant. The Air Force selected 15,130 of 36,608 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant, with all being notified during the first duty hour Wednesday. One Vance selectee was

  • What is a chaplain candidate?

    What is a chaplain candidate? Have you ever asked yourself that question? No, I didn't think so. If you are like most people, you've never heard of a chaplain candidate. A chaplain candidate is similar to a student in pilot training - you get to do a great deal that a pilot does, but you don't

  • Five Vance Airmen receive nonjudicial punishment

    The following Article 15 actions were imposed against Vance AFB personnel during the second quarter of 2007:   A senior airman who drove while under the influence of alcohol received reduction to airman first class, with a suspended reduction to airman, forfeitures of $729 pay for two months and

  • Radar maintainer Warrior of the Month

    Rocky Weinmann, 71st Communication Squadron, is more than just an outstanding radar technician, according to the 71st CS mission systems flight chief. "I think Rocky really represents what makes Vance so unique--our unusually effective and close military-civilian working relationships," Senior