• MEO office, superintendent get equal honors

    The 71st Flying Training Wing's military equal opportunity office and superintendent were named best in the Air Education and Training Command in an announcement Tuesday by Lt. Gen. Dennis Larsen, AETC vice commander. The recognition came as part of the command's 2005 Mission Support Awards. The

  • Officers have time to weigh options before force-shaping board

    Non-rated Air Force officers at their three-year point of service have until March 1 to submit a voluntary separation package. After March 1, officers commissioned in 2002 and 2003 will be evaluated at a force-shaping board at the Air Force Personnel Center April 10. The force shaping board was

  • Vance volunteer tax center opens

    The Vance Volunteer Income Tax Assistance center is now open and waiting for taxpayers to file their 2005 tax returns. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays in the community chapel activity center, Bldg. 528. "People filing tax returns can save a minimum of $100 by

  • Pilots welcome new year with safety in mind

    Student and instructor pilots began 2006 with a reminder Tuesday to fly safely. Wing safety, guest speakers and Col. Bryan Benson, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, spoke to the pilots in the auditorium. "In May 2003, the Secretary of Defense (Donald Rumsfeld) directed Department of Defense

  • Close-out adds $$$ for Vance facilities

    The clock ticking toward midnight Saturday found members of the 71st Comptroller Squadron wrapping up fiscal year 2006 by adding more than $8.5 million to the 71st Flying Training Wing's budget. The majority of close-out funds, $6,101,100, were from the Air Education and Training Command for