• Rodeo teaches bicycle safety

    The 71st Flying Training Wing safety office gathered the fire department and security forces for a bicycle safety rodeo Oct. 13 in the exchange parking lot. The event featured the Vance Fire Department's smokehouse, 71st Security Forces Squadron bicycle inspections and safety briefings, bicycle

  • E-7s inducted into senior NCO tier

    A three-day senior NCO enhancement seminar culminated in an induction ceremony Oct. 21 for 11 Team Vance members. The two master sergeants and nine technical sergeants learned about senior NCO expectations and responsibilities, ethics and core values before being officially inducted into the senior

  • Fire department, NFPA asks families to 'use candles with care'

    Fire Prevention Week runs Sunday through Oct. 15 and this year's theme is "Use Candles with Care." The Vance Fire Department joins the National Fire Protection Agency in highlighting candle safety. Candles may be pretty to look at or can give off a nice fragrance, but they can also be very

  • Finance closes out fiscal '05

    The wing received $12,564,877 for unfunded projects and other requirements during the fiscal 2005 close out. The funding was three times the amount AETC provided in fiscal 2004 and $3 million more than the goal for set by Col. Bryan Benson, 71st Flying Training Wing commander. "This would not have

  • Wing closes out flying hours

    The 71st Flying Training Wing closed out its fiscal 2005 flying hours Wednesday, two days before the year ended. The T-1 flew 27,813 hours, the T-6 flew 3,550 hours, the T-37 flew 35,180 hours and the T-38 flew 14,817 hours. "Weather permitting, the plan was to finish Wednesday, with catch up hours