• Vance volunteers DARE to be great

    Team Vance members took the DARE to participate in recent graduations ceremonies for 5th-grade Enid students who completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Enid Police Department DARE officer Lisa Jobes invited Vance members to participate in the graduation in appreciation for their service to

  • Airmen more prepared for 'battlefield'

    The overseas "battlefield" may now be more manageable for six Team Vance Airmen deployable within the AEF 3/4 rotation. The Battlefield Airman training Dec. 7 and 8 included changes recently directed by Gen Don Cook, Air Education and Training Command commander. General Cook directed the additional

  • New Airmen's group evolves to meet modern needs

    A new organization for Airmen in the first four enlisted ranks is now evolving from the former First Six. The Rising Four consists of committees of Airmen, focused on mentorship and morale. The group's mission is to provide a means of developing the quality of life, both personally and

  • VAFB safety office 'TOPS' in command for second year

    Vance Air Force Base's safety record achieved Air Education and Training Command recognition for the second year in a row. The 71st Flying Training Wing received the Air Education and Training Command To Promote Safety, or TOPS, Trophy, an award that promotes safety awareness over the entire

  • Holiday operation helps base families

    The Vance Air Force Base first sergeants got a head start on the season's gift giving with their annual Operation Warmheart program. Thirty deserving Team Vance families received checks totaling $1,800, allowing them to have more festive holiday meals than they may have been able to afford