• Town hall meeting addresses new housing

    Vance Air Force Base housing residents got an official update on the new enlisted housing units at a town hall meeting Oct. 28 in the base auditorium. The meeting was televised live for those who could not attend and covered where the process has been, where it is, how the units will be filled and

  • 25th FTS helps Holsinger Home

    The 25th Flying Training Squadron visited a local foster home Saturday to play with the children and help with yard work and other fix-it projects. The squadron chose the Holsinger Home as its charitable organization. "The 25th wanted to establish a long-term relationship with an organization in the

  • VAFB brings 'adventure' to at-risk teens

    At-risk teens got a chance to visit the base Oct. 21 and see how Team Vance flies the straight and narrow. Nine members of the Enid Adventure Program, which targets at-risk youths age 12 to 19, visited various base units to learn about Vance Air Force Base people, the mission and the Air Force.

  • VAFB trains with local emergency crews

    Vance Air Force Base teamed up with Enid emergency responders to participate in a training exercise outside the Hairston Gate Tuesday evening. The exercise scenario involved an off-base chemical spill caused by simulated terrorists exploding bombs beneath a hazardous material transportation truck.

  • New SNCOs inducted into Top 3

    Ten Vance Air Force Base NCOs were welcomed into the elite senior NCO ranks during a ceremony Oct. 7 at the Vance Club. The Top 3-sponsored event included a formal entrance, candle-lighting ceremony and the reading of the Senior NCO Challenge and Oath. After the readings, Command Chief Master