• 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

  • Chapel Connections multiplies worship opportunities

    Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Michael Gilbert, active-duty chaplain since 1992, came from Nellis AFB to Vance AFB four months ago. He explains that his duties as Wing Chaplain include spiritual care such as pastoral counseling and visitations. At the same time he conducts religious observances, advises

  • Fixed Wing Qualification Training Program departs Vance

    More than 30 years ago after the Vietnam War, the initial version of the Fixed Wing Qualification Training Program represented a refresher course for trained Air Force pilots who had not flown for a long time. Gene Kornman, Vance Air Force Base registrar, said the Air Force had too many trained