• Code Silver enhances medical readiness

    Thinking outside the box was a "must" during the innovative Code Silver exercise that provided medical planners and operators with a better understanding of the demands and requirements placed on them by chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and/or explosive incidents. During the two-day,

  • Fun is in the cards: Enlisted Appreciation Night offers $20K in prizes

    Master Sgt. Timothy Phillips, 71st Medical Group, had to wait 19 years for the special night last year. For Airman 1st Class Catherine Silvela, 71st Comptroller Squadron, the wait was less than a year. For Sergeant Phillips, Airman Silvela and the 368 other enlisted members of Team Vance, the wait

  • Students, instructors give back to community

    Members of the 33rd Flying Training Squadron R and S flights made quick work Monday of loading and unloading used books and tables for the Hospice Circle of Love in Enid. The student and instructor pilots transported the items from the hospice's storage location to Oakwood Mall for a book sale today

  • New aerospace physiology mission improves performance

    Aerospace physiology recently gained an additional mission. The unit is not simply about evaluating pilots' performance in the altitude chamber anymore. The Vance Air Force Base Human Performance Training Team seeks to bolster mission readiness and decrease potential unit hazards, errors and

  • Class 05-07 graduate selected as T-6A instructor

    One member of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 05-07 graduating today is already making history. Second Lt. John Scott is the first Vance Air Force Base graduate to be selected as a first assignment instructor pilot for the 71st Flying Training Wing's newest training platform,