• High-efficiency boilers save energy

    A reliable supply of energy is not only important in everyday life, but also for the Air Force mission. During energy action month, Vance put its efforts into boiler replacements."We looked at our oldest and least proficient boilers, picked the number and came up with five buildings that needed new

  • Oklahoma teen touches the sky as 8th FTS Pilot for a Day

    While Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy may keep aviation buff Damon Journey on the ground most days, his head and heart were in the clouds on his 16th birthday Oct. 15.He was the 8th Flying Training Squadron's Pilot for a Day.The 71st Flying Training Wing Pilot for a Day program connects deserving young

  • Vance Airman runs 100 miles at Oklahoma Ultramarathon

    If an Airman starts running at 9 a.m. on Oct. 17 and stops 29-and-a-half hours later, how far has he run?The answer: 100 miles.Master Sgt. Torry Brittain, a Vance Wing Staff Agencies Airman, completed his first 100-mile ultramarathon when he finished the Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd at Tahlequah,

  • National MWD Handler Group visits Vance, thanks Defenders

    As seasoned steaks sizzled on the grill and military working dog handlers and their families enjoyed rare off-duty time together, Kevin Sonka thought that his son David would have loved to have been at Vance Air Force Base, Oct. 10."He would have been right here cooking with me," Sonka said as he

  • CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM: Weaver Street open, Anderson Street next

    Almost $1.2 million of base curb and road renovations will continue into 2016, said Glenda Watkins, Vance's chief engineer.Overhauls that had closed Weaver Street and will close parts of Anderson Street over two phases were initiated to improve Americans with Disabilities Act sidewalk access