• 5th FTS volunteers time at local center

    School is back in session, and thanks to members of the 5th Flying Training Squadron at Vance AFB, facilities at Booker T. Washington Community Center have a fresh, clean face and are ready for a new school year. Twenty-three Reservists and family members from the 5th FTS volunteered last weekend to

  • AETC assesses MSS programs, sets squadron up for success

    Vance AFB will be knee-deep in evaluators during the base's Operational Readiness Inspection in August 2005 - that is why the 71st Mission Support Squadron had a command-level Staff Assistance Visit Monday through Thursday to help assess unit programs and make improvements in plenty of time before

  • Hard work pays off for Vance accounting office

    Hard work and diligence added up to a monetary award of $12,500 for Vance, thanks to the base Accounting Liaison Office who recently won the major command's Wing Commanders Incentive Program. Military installations can save money by paying invoices within a certain time frame, explained 1st Lt

  • Pilot wings make world smaller for small-town lieutenant

    When 2nd. Lt. Matthew Osgood graduates from Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training here Friday with Class 07-04 he'll be comfortable being a member of a class of just 20 graduates. That class size is nearly as large as his high school class of 22 students. The 2005 Air Force Academy graduate