• Youth compete in center's art contest

    Nine-year-old Danielle Wallace loves competition, which is why she entered more than one project in Vance Youth Center's fine arts contest this week. "I like to be in competitions," Danielle said. Monday, she put the finishing touches on her clay "Exploring" scene, complete with a canoe, volcano and

  • Housing contract awarded, starting date to come

    Vance Air Force Base has moved one step closer to fulfilling its pledge for new family housing. The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence awarded a task order to Hunt Building Company, Ltd, to complete the first of three phases of Vance's family housing project, said Lt Col Robert Mitchell,

  • SFS troops take AETC top honors

    Three Vance security forces troops recently earned Air Education and Training Command awards for 2003. SMSgt Kent Wilkinson, security manager; TSgt Eric Judd, flight chief; and TSgt Donald Theademan, flight chief, earned the SNCO and NCO awards in their duty sections. "We took home more individual

  • Vance ensures security with new fence

    Vance is more secure because of new and improved fencing around the base. The base is about 85 percent complete with a fencing project that contracted for more than $1 million. "We started by replacing the west and south airfield fencing," said Armen Robbins, a Vance civil engineer. "Other parts of

  • Vance helps youth during season of giving

    Thankful faces greeted the Team Vance members who helped underprivileged children shop for loved ones' gifts at the Enid YWCA Saturday. More than 20 Vance Air Force Base volunteers led the children around tables full of donated items they could purchase, rang up their totals and wrapped the gifts.