71st FSS gets new commander Published July 8, 2015 By Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger 71st Flying Training Wing Public Affairs VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 71st Force Support Squadron is in the hands of a new commander. Lt. Col. Erick Castro took control of the 71st FSS during an assumption-of-command ceremony at the Vance Collocated Club July 6. Castro joins Team Vance after a tour as the lead arms control and military planner in the Office of Strategic Stability and Deterrence, Bureau of Arms Control Verification, U.S. Department of State. He holds a bachelor's in psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, and a master's in business administration and management from the University of Phoenix, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Castro also holds a Master of National Securities Studies: Strategic Defense Decision Making from the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California. His decorations include a Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters and an Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster.