The thirteenth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Jim Finch, addresses the 88 attendees of the Vance Senior NCO Induction ceremony held Sept. 24 in the Vance Collocated Club. Eight master sergeant and master sergeant selects were given certificates of recognition by Col. Mark Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Eight Team Vance master sergeant and master sergeant selects were inducted into the senior NCO ranks during a ceremony held Sept. 24 at the Vance Collocated Club. From left to right: Col. Mark Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander; Master Sgts. Joseph Clark and Robert Innis; Tech Sgts. Tracy Cabatit, Robert Caithaml, Ronald Feffegee, Markus Schnellhammer, Charles Griffis and James Smith; 13th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Jim Finch; and Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez, 71st FTW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Col. Mark Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, stresses the importance of leading from the front to the eight Team Vance members inducted into the senior NCO ranks during a ceremony held Sept. 24 in the Vance Collocated Club. Eighty-eight family members, supervisors, commanders and the 13th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Jim Finch, attended. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Members of the Silver Talon Honor Guard perform the POW/MIA ceremony at the Vance Senior NCO Induction ceremony held Sept. 24 in the Vance Collocated Club. Hats representing the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard were placed on the table and drinking glasses were inverted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)