• USDA banishes birds outside Vance

    The open areas that make northwest Oklahoma a great location for a flying training base also are very inviting to some natural fliers. Unfortunately, the two groups of fliers can't safely share the same air space, especially when geese are using the fields just outside Vance Air Force Base for their

  • FAIPs energize Vance AFB squadrons

    Vance AFB's primary mission is to train pilots. The majority of instructor pilots acquire experience during their assignments at other bases by learning how to fly different types of aircraft. First assignment instructor pilots, on the other hand, graduate here, attend Pilot Instructor Training at

  • Clinic’s facelift is a year long operation

    Vance AFB clinic is going through a year-long renovation process to improve work areas and provide an aesthetically pleasing facility for customers and employees. The clinic encompasses family, flight, and optometry medicine, immunization, public health, dental, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, life

  • Summer Hire Program applications being accepted

    The Appropriated Fund Summer Hire Program will be accepting applications beginning April 1 through April 20, 2007, for the following position: GS 0303-03, Support Clerk. These are temporary, 40-hour per week positions, not-to-exceed 30-Sep-2005. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age at the

  • Rabid animal confirmed on base

    A recent report of a suspected rabid wild animal at Vance Air Froce Base has been confirmed positive for the viral disease Rabies. Rabies is a zoonotic disease, meaning that it can be transmitted from animals to humans. Transmission occurs when infected saliva enters the body through a wound or a