• Southgate opens for main entrance traffic

    The Southgate Road entrance to Vance Air Force Base opened Wednesday for 24-hour base traffic as part of Vance's force protection enhancement project. The inbound and outbound traffic both run through a traffic circle when passing by the new gatehouse currently in construction. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • 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