• Safety is key to a great hunting season

    If you are an avid hunter then you know various hunting seasons are open or opening up very soon.Maybe you are a novice hunter and want to try your hand at hunting. Either way the 71st Flying Training Wing Safety Office would like to remind you to be safe and offer up some hunter safety

  • Miles from Ordinary: Vance Airman ready to run 100 miles Oct. 17

    It always happened the same way for Master Sgt. Torry Brittain.In 2003, Eglin Air Force Base had monthly base runs where squadrons formed up and ran three miles together to encourage espirit de corps and unit physical readiness.Brittain always started with his group but frequently finished alone,

  • JSUPT Class 13-07, Vance remembers fallen grad

    A former Vance student pilot known for his small stature and immense heart is being remembered by Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 13-07 pilot graduates and the greater Vance community following a C-130J crash in Afghanistan, Oct. 2.Co-pilot Capt. Jonathan "JJ" Golden was one of

  • Trends continue for Vance moving violation citations

    While September historically marks a dip in moving violation tickets at Vance Air Force Base, 71st Security Forces Squadron records show that the types of citations and issue locations remain relatively steady throughout the year.Data shows that between 2011 and 2014, the 71st SFS issues 55 percent

  • Team Vance celebrates Air Force Birthday

    Team Vance celebrated the 68th anniversary of the Air Force Sept. 25 with a Birthday Ball at the Oakwood Country Club in Enid.Retired Gen. Ronald Fogleman, the Air Force Chief of Staff from October 1994 to August 1997, was the special guest for the evening.He was joined by fellow American heroes,