• Hearts Apart brings people together

    When servicemembers deploy, the Hearts Apart program doesn't skip a beat to ensure their loved ones are well taken care of in their absence. "The program provides information to help families cope with deployments, remote tours and extended temporary duty," said Tech. Sgt. Bobbie White, 71st Mission

  • Town Hall meeting answers housing, security questions

    Vance's housing privatization and the force protection project were the main topics of discussion during a town hall meeting at the youth center Monday. The military is privatizing to bring housing up to a suitable Department of Defense level, said Col. Richard Klumpp Jr., 71st Flying Training Wing

  • Week for Recognition

    The Vance Clinic laboratory professionals perform most of their work out of the public eye. Unfortunately with the renovations underway at the clinic, this year's National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, that ends Saturday, went pretty much unnoticed on base as well. "Normally we'd use this

  • Vance safety office earns AETC award

    The 71st Flying Training Wing safety office was recently named Air Education and Training Command's winner of the Air Force Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Ground Safety for fiscal year 2006 in the small base category. Vance previously received this recognition in 2003.