• Enid is first community to join support program

    Enid, Okla., or as it's better known, Enid, America, became the first entire community to join a Defense Department-wide initiative to support military troops . The city showed the nation how a community supports its troops by kicking off the "America Supports You" program with a rally March 31.

  • 25th Flying Training Squadron marks 600 days DUI-free

    Good planning and common sense do help in eliminating alcohol related incidents. The 25th Flying Training Squadron has proof -- March 24 marked 600 days without a driving under the influence episode. "The biggest part of our success comes from the realization of who we are and what's expected of

  • VAFB helps revitalize homes through Christmas in April

    Only 22 more days until Christmas. Don't hurry the shopping though, Christmas in April only requires giving time to help others as Team Vance members will be joining other Enid area volunteers April 23 for the one-day event. The mission of Christmas in April in partnership with Rebuilding Together,

  • Enid MS Walk brings cure one step closer

    Team Vance can put their best foot forward to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis at the eighth-annual Enid MS Walk April 9 at Champlin Park. Organizing the MS Walk every year is a labor of love for Dr. Lynne Taylor whose husband, Tom, was diagnosed with the disease early in his life. "My

  • 71st FTW welcomes new trainer airframe

    The Texan has landed. At an arrival ceremony March 18, Col. Bryan Benson, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, formally welcomed the T-6A Texan II to the Vance Air Force Base fleet. The T-6A becomes the first new airframe assigned here since the T-1 was added to the inventory in December 1994. The