• Security forces honor fallen during National Police Week

    For 20 years, the public law on National Peace Officers Memorial Day waited for its first celebration. On May 15, 1982, the wait ended and not a year has gone by that the nation hasn't dedicated the entire week to the contributions and sacrifices of police officers. Along with other Department of

  • Team Vance loses alumnus, link to past

    Vance Air Force Base lost an alumnus Sunday with the passing of 86-year-old Enid native and resident Ralph Baker. Cadet Baker reported to Enid Army Air School in 1942 as a student in Class 43-B. He was on very familiar territory at the air school that eventually became Vance Air Force Base. Prior to

  • Commander in chief visits Vance

    The U.S. commander in chief stopped at Vance Air Force Base Saturday while en route to Oklahoma State University to give a commencement address. President George W. Bush was greeted by more than 300 Team Vance servicemembers, Department of Defense civilians, contractors and family members after his

  • Vance enlisted appreciated at event

    Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Cosma has a lot more reasons for being an appreciated member of the Team Vance enlisted force -- 1,000 reasons to be exact. Petty Officer Cosma, a Navy liaison for the flying training squadrons at Vance, was one of the big winners of the enlisted appreciation