• A DV a day… Vance lieutenant shares CAOC experiences

    For 2nd Lt. Amanda Finnegan, being deployed from Vance as a protocol officer for the Combined Air and Space Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, is a busy but great experience. The CAOC commands and controls airpower throughout Iraq, Afghanistan and 18 other nations. "Working in the CAOC

  • Prostate cancer – the second most common cancer in American men

    Like many types of cancer, prostate cancer can be aggressive. This means it grows quickly and can spread to other parts of the body. Prostate cancer can also grow more slowly.The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive system. The prostate makes a fluid that mixes with sperm and other fluids

  • Men's Health: Testicular Cancer

    The month of June is Men's Health Month. This is the first in a series of articles that will look at different issues that affect men's health. In this article we will look at one of the cancers that are unique to men: testicular cancer. The body is made up of many types of cells. Normally, cells

  • Vance plugs into more efficient energy

    Team Vance continues to find new methods for reducing energy consumption on and off base. Vance has the lowest energy costs in the Air Education and Training Command, and since 2003, Vance has reduced the amount of energy used per square foot more than 27 percent. This is more than double the 12

  • Airman 1st Class Jennifer Byrge in Silver Talon spotlight

    Hometown: Tracy, Calif. Organization: 71st Force Support Squadron Duty title: Personnel Employments Journeyman Time on Silver Talon Team: 16 months What has been the best part of serving on the Silver Talon team? "The camaraderie that we have as a team and knowing that I've impacted someone's life

  • Senior Airman Christopher R. Francisco in Silver Talon spotlight

    Hometown: Pittsburg, Calif. Organization: 71st Medical Operations Squadron Duty Title: Physiology Journeyman Time on Silver Talon Team: 10 months What has been the best part of serving on the Silver Talon team? "The Silver Talon team gave me the opportunity to honor and serve our fallen brothers and

  • Medical Corner: Appointment No Shows…They Cost Us All

    The 71st Medical Group recently began a study on no-shows for scheduled appointments within the clinic and came up with some figures that may shock you. For the three-month period from Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, there were more than 275 documented no-show appointments at the Vance Clinic. Moreover, there

  • Medical Corner: Recognizing child abuse

    April marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month and learning the symptoms of child abuse is the initial step in helping its victims. Although child abuse is divided into four types - physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment - it is typically a combination of all four. A

  • Medical corner: Many contraception choices available

    (Dr. William F. Price has been a family physician at the 71st Medical Group clinic since September 2007. A 1991 graduate of the University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, Dr. Price completed a three-year residency in family medicine, several years of private practice, followed by training family