• Wing command changes hands

    Team Vance will welcome a new commander Feb. 2. Gen Donald Cook, commander of Air Education and Training Command, selected Col Bryan Benson to take over as the 71st Flying Training Wing commander for Col Michael Callan. Colonel Benson is coming to Vance Air Force Base from Royal Air Force

  • Veterans Day events recognize AF's 60th anniversary

    The Enid High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps color guard helped Team Vance kick off the Air Force's 60th anniversary commemoration locally by carrying the ceremonial anniversary flag on two occasions with a Vance presence over Veteran's Day weekend. Friday, Colonel Klumpp, 71st Flying

  • Vance NCO supports coalition forces in Afghanistan

    A Vance senior NCO is making a difference in the skies over Afghanistan in support of coalition forces in executing Operation Enduring Freedom. Since early September, Master Sgt. David Jones, 71st Operations Support Squadron assistant tower chief, has served as a liaison officer in the Kabul Area

  • Chapel builds spiritual FENCE

    Stress...Burnout...Saturation...Washout-- words that float around in the heads of our student pilots before they ever see the inside of a T-6 and, unfortunately, before they see a chaplain. Our chapel team is given the mission-critical task of helping these young aviators when these situations

  • Team Vance Marine holds unique joint position

    As the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 231st birthday Friday, one Marine member of Team Vance reaches the midpoint of a unique position among blue suiters. Since April, Maj. Colin Brainard has served as the 71st Flying Training Wing maintenance quality assurance evaluation functional