• Aircraft crash team receives T-6 training

    Team Vance maintainers got a crash course in T-6 aircraft recovery when they received initial T-6 lift training Feb. 4. The Vance Aircraft Crash Recovery Team received a combination of classroom instruction and a practical lift exercise application, said Stephen Miller, a training instructor with

  • CCAF not something to postpone

    Airmen looking for mentorship from the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron's superintendent of plans and readiness will hear one theme above most others: Get your Community College of the Air Force degree finished now! "I got my degree in the completely wrong way; I waited until I needed it and then I

  • SNCOs receive top AETC-level awards

    Two Vance senior master sergeants not only lead their troops, but lead the way for other senior NCOs in their career fields, since they received command-level awards recently. Senior Master Sgt. Don Sibble, 71st Military Personnel Flight superintendent, was recently named the 2004 Outstanding Air

  • 71st FTW welcomes new commander

    The former commander of the 100th Operations Group, Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, England, became the new commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing in a change of command ceremony Wednesday at Vance Air Force Base. Col. Bryan Benson, a command pilot with more than 3,400 flight hours, became

  • Vance staff sergeants attend Career Enhancement Seminar

    NCO professional development isn't just sprinkled throughout one's career -- it's woven within it to create a seamless transition from Airman to senior NCO. Using curriculum and guidelines created by a panel of chief master sergeants, MSgt David Poppinga, wing career assistance adviser, and the