• Shrove Tuesday at the CCAC well attended

    Roughly 300 sausage patties, 450 pancakes and loads of candy were consumed by the 200 plus attendees at the Community Chapel Activities Center on Shrove Tuesday. Hence the nick name "Fat Tuesday". Shrove Tuesday festivities "come from a tradition of using up all of your fats in storage before Lent,"

  • Command chief celebrates combat-trained, skilled Airmen

    As a young staff sergeant in 1982, Chief Master Sgt. Rodney Ellison got his first real experience of a hostile environment while serving at Operating Location Foxtrot in Turkey. Today, as Air Education and Training Command's command chief prepares to retire, he's confident that the Air Force he

  • Enid salutes Vance enlisted

    All Vance AFB enlisted members will be entertained by the Enid community during the Annual Enlisted Appreciation Night, beginning at 5:30 p.m. March 24 at the Vance Club. The event is sponsored by members of the Enid Chamber of Commerce and local businesses, according to Richard Johndrow,

  • OG sergeant is named Warrior of Month

    Staff Sgt. Heidi Noll is no stranger to hard work - in fact, "Git R Dun" is her favorite personal motto. Her efforts paid off in her earning the 71st Flying Training Wing NCO of the Fourth Quarter 2006, Vance Commander's Support Staff NCO Manager of the Year, her selection to attend the Airman

  • Vance Airman selected for special duty

    All U.S. military members serve the president of the United States, but Senior Airman Jason Smith will soon serve the commander in chief and other senior leaders as a flight attendant for the nation's senior leaders. Airman Smith, a command post controller with the 71st Flying Training Wing, was